1 adj If you say that something is splendid, you mean that it is very good.
usu ADJ n
(=marvellous)
Our house has got a splendid view across to the Cotswolds...
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splendidly adv ADV with v
I have heard him tell people that we get along splendidly.
2 adj If you describe a building or work of art as splendid, you mean that it is beautiful, impressive, and extremely well made.
usu ADJ n
(=magnificent)
...a splendid Victorian mansion.
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splendidly adv ADV adj, ADV with v
(=magnificently)
The young women are splendidly dressed, some in floor-length ball gowns...