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[ adjective ] impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur; used to show disapproval
Used in print (Frieda Arkin, "The Light of the Sea," in The...)There was the day Uncle_Izaak had , in an unexpected grandiose gesture , handed_over the pretty sloop to Abel for_keeps , on_condition that he never fail to let his brother accompany him whenever the younger boy wished . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] affectedly genteel
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