grandiosely
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8.5
- adverb
- /ˈɡrændiˌoʊsli/
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grandiosamente
- As Bush said rather grandiosely in a defining speech at West Point, "We have our best chance since the rise of the nation-state in the seventeenth century to build a world where the great powers compete in peace."
Examples
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Last Friday was, rather grandiosely, named Global James Bond Day.
Blog text (6) -
In no other area of his subject does the economist become more grandiosely ethical.
Blog text (16) -
Yet the end of the colonial era was grandiosely proclaimed.
Academic text (1997) -
In 1932, the Youth Section participated in a counter-Olympics, which was grandiosely billed as the International Workers' Athletic Meet.
Academic text (1995) -
To put it rather grandiosely, if you're not engaging people and forming social connections among them, you're not shifting social structures, and you won't be able to get your text used and appreciated.
Blog text (32) -
The presentation was delivered grandiosely, making it seem more important than it actually was.
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He described his achievements grandiosely, which made others view him skeptically.
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The film grandiosely portrays its main character as a heroic figure, despite the flaws in his personality.
Synonyms
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4.8
In a way that shows someone thinks they are better than other people
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5.7
Do something in a showy way to get attention
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4.6
In a way that looks large and important
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5.2
With slow, proud movements that look impressive like a king or castle
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7.9
To act in a way that attracts attention and impresses people
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7.7
In a proud, showy way to seem more important than others
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6.3
In a way that makes things seem much bigger or more important than they really are
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7.6
In a way that tries to seem more important or special than it is
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6.5
In a grand, impressive way that makes people notice
To speak or write in a showy, formal way using fancy words
In a way that uses very fancy words to sound important
In a showy, proud way using big, fancy words
In a self-important, bossy way as if always right
A person or building with a grand, dignified look that impresses people
In a way that shows you think you are better than others
To act in a very proud way that ignores other people
Talking about things you did to show you are proud
In a way that shows too much pride in what you have done or how you look
Antonyms
How Grand
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Grandiosely comes from the root grand meaning 'large' or 'great' and the ending -ly meaning 'in a ... way'. So to act grandiosely is to act in a 'large' or 'showy' way, trying to impress people.