grandiose |ˈgrandēˌōs; ˌgrandēˈōs|
adjective
impressive or magnificent in appearance or style, esp. pretentiously so : the court’s grandiose facade.
• excessively grand or ambitious : grandiose plans to reform the world.
Grandiose: impressive or magnificent appearance or style
DERIVATIVES
grandiosely |ˈgrøndiˈoʊsli| |ˈgrøndiˈoʊsli| adverb
grandiosity |ˌgrandēˈäsitē| |ˈgrøndiˈɑsədi| |-ˈɒsɪti| noun
ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French, from Italian grandioso, from grande ‘grand.’
