paradisaical

[ par-uh-di-sey-i-kuhl, -zey-, -dahy- ]

/ ˌpær ə dɪˈseɪ ɪ kəl, -ˈzeɪ-, -daɪ- /

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Also par·a·di·sa·ic

[par-uh-di-sey-ik, -zey-, -dahy-] /ˌpær ə dɪˈseɪ ɪk, -ˈzeɪ-, -daɪ-/ .

Origin of paradisaical

1615–25; paradise + -aic (suffix abstracted from words like prosaic, algebraic, etc.) + -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM paradisaical

par·a·di·sa·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby paradisaical

paradidymis, paradigm, paradigmatic, paradigm shift, paradipsia, paradisaical, paradisal, paradise, paradise duck, paradise fish, paradise flower

How to use paradisaical in a sentence

How sleek, smooth-tongued, paradisaical a deluder art thou, sweet Self-conceit!
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 12, No. 32, November, 1873|Various
I have artistic indigestion;—going to try to dream it away at divine, paradisaical Martinique.
The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 1|Elizabeth Bisland
Bellamys ideas will be partly carried out, but in no paradisaical manner.
The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 2|Elizabeth Bisland
What are a few mosquitoes, more or less, when such paradisaical conditions obtain?
Days in the Open|Lathan A. Crandall

Indeed, the general conception of paradisaical costume suited Miss Glover very ill.
Mrs. Craddock|W. Somerset Maugham