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Grandiose

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Adjective

1. grandiose

impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur; used to show disapproval

2. grandiose, hifalutin, highfalutin, highfaluting, hoity-toity, la-di-da

affectedly genteel

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Grandiose

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adjective
1. 
pretentiously grand or stately
2. 
imposing in conception or execution

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Grandiose

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adjective
1. 
having grandeur or magnificence; imposing; impressive
2. 
seeming or trying to seem very important; pompous and showy

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Grandiose

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adj.
1. Characterized by greatness of scope or intent; grand: a grandiose plan to develop the city's waterfront.
2. Characterized by excessive self-importance or affected grandeur; pompous: "It's important ... for judges not to be rattled by political attacks into grandiose assertions of judicial supremacy" (Jeffrey Rosen).

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