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paradisaical

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

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

1615–25; paradise + -aic (suffix abstracted from words like prosaic, algebraic, etc.) + -al ¹

How sleek, smooth-tongued, paradisaical a deluder art thou, sweet Self-conceit!

I have artistic indigestion;—going to try to dream it away at divine, paradisaical Martinique.

Bellamys ideas will be partly carried out, but in no paradisaical manner.

What are a few mosquitoes, more or less, when such paradisaical conditions obtain?

Indeed, the general conception of paradisaical costume suited Miss Glover very ill.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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