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grandiose

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1. grandiose - Adjective

2. grandiose - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Impressive or elevating in effect; imposing; splendid; striking; -- in a good sense.

Characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor; flaunting; turgid; bombastic; -- in a bad sense; as, a grandiose style.

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Bono has nurtured his falsetto operatic voice citation and has exhibited a notable lyrical bent towards social, political, and personal subject matter while maintaining a grandiose scale in his songwriting. Source: Internet

Dalí was highly imaginative, and also enjoyed indulging in unusual and grandiose behavior. Source: Internet

Candace, Phineas and Ferb’s perpetually disgruntled sister, takes front and center in this film after the TV show followed her attempts to get her unruly brothers in trouble for their grandiose shenanigans. Source: Internet

Interactive TV Arrives, Sort of "Unlike the grandiose dreams of the past, interactive services currently available in the United States seem rather modest. Source: Internet

It warns that flood defences matter more to people than grandiose announcements about HS2 or political games about reshuffles of people they have never heard of. Source: Internet

Luthor's revenge first came in the form of grandiose engineering projects in Smallville to prove his superiority over the superhero. Source: Internet

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