What's the difference between splendid and splendidious?
Splendid
Definition:
(a.) Possessing or displaying splendor; shining; very bright; as, a splendid sun.
(a.) Showy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous; as, a splendid palace; a splendid procession or pageant.
(a.) Illustrious; heroic; brilliant; celebrated; famous; as, a splendid victory or reputation.
Example Sentences:
(1) Tim Krul had already made a splendid save to keep out Agüero, and Dzeko had put another effort narrowly wide, before the early bombardment conjured up the opening goal.
(2) Derbies generally struggle to live up to their billing and this one had no chance of matching the hype and hope that went before, yet until Scholes applied his splendid coup de grâce it bore an unexpected resemblance to a mere end-of-season game.
(3) England’s man of the moment found it difficult on his first start although in fairness he was not the only one struggling for momentum before the substitute Andros Townsend sugarcoated the occasion with a splendid equalising goal.
(4) Shaun Derry landed the first blow with a fine header from a Taarabt corner in the 77th minute before Cissé met a splendid Taye Taiwo delivery from the left with an equally fine header to draw the teams level in the 84th.
(5) It celebrates smoking's conviviality and the splendid isolation of the smoker, the smoker's exhibitionism and her pensive introversion.
(6) The soundtrack is supplied by vinyl rotating on vintage record players, a gumball machine dispenses yellow, black and white gobstoppers, and the room is surveilled by the beady eyes of esoteric taxidermy that includes a peacock in full plume and a splendid Himalayan wild goat grazing among the soft seating.
(7) "), or Mrs Wilfer, after placing Bella in the magnificent coach of the Boffins, continuing to "air herself … in a kind of splendidly serene trance on the top step" for the benefit of the neighbours.
(8) Known in the small Welsh town of Llanfyllin as "Lonely Tree", because it stood in splendid isolation, bending to the prevailing west wind on a bare skyline high above the town, the huge, 200-year-old pine could be seen from the school, the church, the police station, the Victorian workhouse and many of the town's pubs.
(9) Carrie gives us a reality complicated by mental illness (a splendid portrayal) .
(10) He records a chat with her PPS, Fergus Montgomery, who told her that his splendidly bouffant hair was the result of going to the hairdresser.
(11) Today, George Osborne will be isolated, although perhaps not so splendidly, as European finance ministers gather to discuss plans to clamp down on bankers pay.
(12) Brought down by Tibi on the edge of the area, Bale picked himself up and struck a splendid free-kick that flew inside Marciano’s near post.
(13) TonyRidge Strid Wood, Bolton Abbey, North Yorkshire Exploring the woodland at either side of the River Wharfe, where it flows through this spectacular, narrow gorge, is a splendid experience at any time of the year.
(14) And, yes, he could also look splendidly odd, with his windbeaten thatch of sandy hair, porcine eyes and a freckled face that would glow puce and glossy with rage.
(15) Despite the problems with the structure, with its chaotic levels, leaking roofs, bewildering layout and dimly lit interiors, the building splendidly sited beside the handsome Victorian city hall and museum had passionate admirers.
(16) His fears were confirmed as Geoff Cameron crossed and Crouch rose above Daryl Janmaat to direct a splendid header across the advancing Krul and into the bottom corner.
(17) The university itself is modern, situated on a splendid campus and has a well-established medical faculty.
(18) Moments previously, David De Gea pulled off a splendid one-handed save after diving to his left, to keep out a goal-bound effort from Dzeko.
(19) The city's splendid neo-gothic town hall is to be closed for the day on Wednesday.
(20) "In the past we had this idea that Stonehenge was standing in splendid isolation, but it wasn't … it's absolutely huge."