grandly

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1) ADV-GRADED: usu ADV with v, also ADV adj (disapproval) You say that someone speaks or behaves grandly when they are trying to impress other people.

He grandly declared that `international politics is a struggle for power'.

2) ADV-GRADED: ADV adj, ADV before v You use grandly in expressions such as `grandly named' or `grandly called' to say that the name of a place or thing makes it sound much more impressive than it really is. [mainly BRIT]

The grandly named European Cricketer Cup is based at Worksop College...

Lucille's home was very grandly called a chateau, though in truth it was nothing more than a large moated farm.