■ adjective
1》 excellent.
2》 magnificent or splendid.
↘used in names of birds with attractive or colourful plumage, e.g. ~ lyrebird .
Derivatives
~ly adverb
~ness noun
Origin
C16: from L. ~us 'proud, magnificent'.
■ adjective
1》 excellent.
2》 magnificent or splendid.
↘used in names of birds with attractive or colourful plumage, e.g. ~ lyrebird .
Derivatives
~ly adverb
~ness noun
Origin
C16: from L. ~us 'proud, magnificent'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004