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paradisiacal

[ par-uh-di-sahy-uh-kuh l, -zahy- ]

/ ˌpær ə dɪˈsaɪ ə kəl, -ˈzaɪ- /

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adjective

of, like, or befitting paradise.

Also par·a·dis·i·ac

[par-uh-dis-ee-ak] /ˌpær əˈdɪs iˌæk/, paradisaical.

Origin of paradisiacal

1640–50; < Late Latin paradīsiac(us) < Greek paradeisiakós (see paradise, -ac) + -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM paradisiacal

par·a·di·si·a·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby paradisiacal

paradise fish, paradise flower, paradise lost, paradise regained, paradise valley, paradisiacal, paradiso, paradoctor, parador, parados, paradox

Example sentences from the Web for paradisiacal

But to be well and truly put in your place, jump into that paradisiacal blue for a close encounter with a gentle giant.

It’s a Big, Big World: Sights That Make You Feel Small |Lonely Planet |December 24, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Our yellow banana, otherwise known as the “dessert banana,” is actually a hybrid scientifically named Musa × paradisiacal.

The Secrets of Hybrid Fruit |Stacey Slate |January 22, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
The idea of the Paradisiacal happiness of the earliest human beings constitutes one of the most universal of traditions.

The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, September 1879 |Various
This last purchase raised Susan into a paradisiacal condition, for which it is to be hoped nobody will despise her.

The House on the Moor, v. 1/3 |Mrs. Oliphant

Whatever the causes were, the earth has returned to paradisiacal conditions.

The Story of Evolution |Joseph McCabe
In what paradisiacal pastures must he have moved and breathed and earned his livelihood!

Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 108, March 23, 1895 |Various
We would gladly linger over these records of a paradisiacal home where Adam and Eve renewed their innocent loves and happy labors.

Louisa May Alcott |Louisa May Alcott