magnificent

Etymology

From Middle French magnificent, from Latin magnificentior, comparative of magnificus (“great in deeds or sentiment, noble, splendid, etc.”), from magnus (“great”) + -ficens, a form of -ficiens, the regular form, in compounds, of faciens, a participle of facere (“to do”).

adj

1. Grand, elegant or splendid in appearance.
   “Do I fidget you ?” he asked apologetically, whilst his long bony fingers buried themselves, string, knots, and all, into the capacious pockets of his magnificent tweed ulster. 1905, Baroness Emmuska Orczy, chapter 1, in The Case of Miss Elliott
   Armstrong: "Isn't that something! Magnificent sight out here." Aldrin: "Magnificent desolation." 1995, “One Small Step”, in Apollo 11 Lunar Surface Journal, retrieved 2023-05-03
2. Grand or noble in action.
3. Exceptional for its kind.
   Substitute Edin Dzeko scrambled in a fourth and the magnificent David Silva ran clear to add another, before the Bosnian striker inflicted the final wound seconds from the end. October 23, 2011, Phil McNulty, “Man Utd 1-6 Man City”, in BBC Sport