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Grandiose

//ɡɹæn.diˈəʊs// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Large and impressive, in size, scope or extent.

    "Independence does not need to be a grandiose process of disconnection and severing ties."

  2. 2
    Pompous or pretentious.

    "There is a station here, of course, opened as Didcot in June 1844 and renamed as the more grandiose-sounding Didcot Parkway in July 1985."

  3. 3
    Magnificent or spectacular.
Adjective
  1. 1
    impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur; used to show disapproval wordnet
  2. 2
    affectedly genteel; to carry an air of affected importance; to be snobbish and haughty wordnet

Etymology

From French grandiose, from Italian grandioso, from Latin grandis (“great, grand”) (English grand). Possibly from grand + -ose, though to be debated. Doublet of grandioso.

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