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beauteous

American  
[byoo-tee-uhs, -tyuhs] / ˈbju ti əs, -tjəs /

adjective

Chiefly Literary.
  1. beautiful.


beauteous British  
/ ˈbjuːtɪəs /

adjective

  1. a poetic word for beautiful

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of beauteous

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at beauty, -ous

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Veronique Black, a friend of Koskimaki and his wife, Teresa, noted that the sad portrayal of the man was a direct contrast to the beauteous gleam of the wall.

From Seattle Times Jun. 4, 2024

And nobody ever personified the graceful and beauteous indulgences of art better than Oscar Wilde.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 14, 2021

Why didst thou promise such a beauteous day, and make me travel forth without my cloak, to let base clouds o’ertake me?

From Washington Post May 10, 2018

Sure 'tis a place for punishment designed, / And not the beauteous happy spot I loved.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2015

“How' many goodly creatures are there here! How beauteous mankind is!”

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

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