grandly
grandly · more grandly · most grandly
In a grand mannerIn a grand manner.
US/ɡɹˈændli/
» Mary gestured grandly at the marble staircase.
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2 sensesIn a grand manner.
in a grand manner
(rare)To the greatest extent.
Examples
2 sentencesMary gestured grandly at the marble staircase.
Ziri likes to make his stories grandly glorious.
Forms
more grandly, most grandly| Comparative | more grandly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most grandly |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedgrand
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.