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Word entry · 11 letters

magnificent

Best crossword clue

"Strikingly grand"

11 letters · collected on this word page

11 lettersPronunciation /mæɡˈnɪfəsənt/Part of speech adjectiveSorted acefgiimnntStarts with MEnds with T1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. characterized by grandeur

Word origin

From Middle English magnificent, from Middle French magnificent, from Latin magnificentior, comparative of magnificus (“great in deeds or sentiment, noble, splendid, etc.”), from magnus (“great”) + -ficēns, a form of -ficiēns, the regular form, in compounds, of faciēns, a participle of facere (“to do”).

Used in a sentence

  • “Do I fidget you ?” he asked apologetically, whilst his long bony fingers buried themselves, string, knots, and all, into the capacious pockets of his magnificent tweed ulster.
  • Armstrong: "Isn't that something! Magnificent sight out here." Aldrin: "Magnificent desolation."
  • Substitute Edin Dzeko scrambled in a fourth and the magnificent David Silva ran clear to add another, before the Bosnian striker inflicted the final wound seconds from the end.

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