paradisiacal

[par-uh-di-sahy-uh-kuh l, -zahy-]

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adjective

of, like, or befitting paradise.

Also par·a·dis·i·ac

[par-uh-dis-ee-ak] /ˌpær əˈdɪs iˌæk/, paradisaical.

Origin of paradisiacal

1640–50; < Late Latin paradīsiac(us) < Greek paradeisiakós (see paradise, -ac) + -al¹

Related formspar·a·di·si·a·cal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for paradisiacal

Contemporary Examples

But to be well and truly put in your place, jump into that paradisiacal blue for a close encounter with a gentle giant.
It’s a Big, Big World: Sights That Make You Feel Small
Lonely Planet
December 24, 2013
Our yellow banana, otherwise known as the “dessert banana,” is actually a hybrid scientifically named Musa × paradisiacal.
The Secrets of Hybrid Fruit
Stacey Slate
January 22, 2010

Historical Examples

She was convinced that Paris could not fail to be paradisiacal.
The Lion's Share
E. Arnold Bennett
Whatever the causes were, the earth has returned to paradisiacal conditions.
The Story of Evolution
Joseph McCabe
This last purchase raised Susan into a paradisiacal condition, for which it is to be hoped nobody will despise her.
The House on the Moor, v. 1/3
Mrs. Oliphant
The idea of the Paradisiacal happiness of the earliest human beings constitutes one of the most universal of traditions.
The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, September 1879
Various
And it is this scourge, caused by the power of the serpent, which occasions the departure for ever from the paradisiacal region.
The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, September 1879
Various

Word Origin and History for paradisiacal

adj.

1630s, from Latin paradisiacus (from Greek paradeisiakos, from paradeisos; see paradise) + -al (1). Other adjective forms include paradisaic, paradisaical, paradisal, paradisean, paradisiac, paradisial, paradisian, paradisic, paradisical.

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Examples from the Web for paradisiacal

Contemporary Examples

But to be well and truly put in your place, jump into that paradisiacal blue for a close encounter with a gentle giant.

Our yellow banana, otherwise known as the “dessert banana,” is actually a hybrid scientifically named Musa × paradisiacal.

Historical Examples

She was convinced that Paris could not fail to be paradisiacal.

Whatever the causes were, the earth has returned to paradisiacal conditions.

This last purchase raised Susan into a paradisiacal condition, for which it is to be hoped nobody will despise her.

The idea of the Paradisiacal happiness of the earliest human beings constitutes one of the most universal of traditions.

And it is this scourge, caused by the power of the serpent, which occasions the departure for ever from the paradisiacal region.

Word Origin and History for paradisiacal

adj.

Origin of paradisiacal