(ˈ)splen|dif(ə)rəs adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin splendidus + English -ferous
1. : splendid , excellent , magnificent
the oil-rich who worked to live up to the splendiferous black fountains erupting on their lands — Le Roy Leatherman
2. : deceptively splendid
recalls to memory the splendid, or at least splendiferous days prior to 1929 — G.W.Johnson
• splen·dif·er·ous·ly adverb
• splen·dif·er·ous·ness noun -es