"altitudinous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-altitudinous.wav Forms: more altitudinous [comparative], most altitudinous [superlative]
Etymology: From altitude + -in- + -ous. Etymology templates: {{af|en|altitude|-in-|-ous}} altitude + -in- + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj}} altitudinous (comparative more altitudinous, superlative most altitudinous)
  1. (humorous) Lofty; very high. Tags: humorous
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