grandly
adverb/ˈɡrændli/
/ˈɡrændli/
- in an impressive or important way in appearance, size or style
- a grandly furnished room
- He described himself grandly as a ‘landscape architect’.
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- in a way that needs a lot of effort, money or time to succeed but is intended to achieve impressive results
- a grandly scaled production
- in a proud way because the person is rich or from a high social class
- ‘It is not the money,’ she replied grandly, ‘it is the principle of the thing.’
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