Meanings
adjectivepulchrous (comparative more pulchrous, superlative most pulchrous)
comparative more pulchrous · superlative most pulchrous
- obsoleterarebeautiful
Origin
- Latinpulchrum“beautiful”
- Englishpulchrous
From Latin pulchrum (“beautiful”) + -ous.
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pulchrous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulchrous
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“pulchrous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulchrous. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pulchrous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulchrous.
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