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altitudinous

altitudinous adjective: lofty; very high.

Adjective

altitudinous (comparative more altitudinous, superlative most altitudinous)

  1. (humorous) Lofty; very high.
    • STIFFLY If you’re a Brahmin-caste member of the American aristocracy (or six degrees of separation away and want to look like one), Thom Browne delivers excruciatingly high-quality apparel at equally altitudinous prices.2009 February 12, Cintra Wilson, “An Uneasy Hug From Thom Browne”, in New York Times

altitudinous meaning in Tamil

altitudinous in Tamil

உயரமுள்ள, மேடான

Forms of altitudinous

comparativemore altitudinous
superlativemost altitudinous

Origin of altitudinous

From Latin altitūdin- + -ous, from oblique stem of Latin altitūdō, from altus + -tūdō. By surface analysis, altitude + -ous.

Words formed from altitudinous

Questions about altitudinous

What does altitudinous mean?
Altitudinous means lofty; very high.
What is altitudinous in Tamil?
Altitudinous in Tamil is உயரமுள்ள, மேடான. See Altitudinous meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is altitudinous?
Altitudinous is an adjective.

Words near altitudinous in the dictionary

  1. altitudes
  2. altitudinal
  3. altitudinally
  4. altitudinarian
  5. altitudinarians
  6. altitudinous
  7. altitudinousness
  8. altitudinousnesses
  9. altivolant
  10. Altizer
  11. Altizers

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