grandiose
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ɡɹæn.diˈəʊs/ / /ˈɡɹæn.di.əʊs/
adj
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.
- Large and impressive, in size, scope or extent.
“Independence does not need to be a grandiose process of disconnection and severing ties.”
- 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.”
- Magnificent or spectacular.