grandiose
(adjective) impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur; used to show disapproval
grandiose, hifalutin, highfalutin, highfaluting, hoity-toity, la-di-da
(adjective) affectedly genteel
Source: WordNet® 3.1
grandiose (comparative more grandiose, superlative most grandiose)
large and impressive, in size, scope or extent
pompous or pretentious
• angroside, diagnoser, dragonise, organdies, organised
Source: Wiktionary
Gran"di*ose", a. Etym: [F. grandiose, It. grandioso. See Grand.]
1. Impressive or elevating in effect; vimposing; splendid; striking;
– in a good sense. The tone of the parts was to be perpetually kept down in order not to impair the grandiose effect of the whole. M. Arnold. The grandiose red tulips which grow wild. C. Kingsley.
2. Characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor; flaunting; turgid; bombastic; -- in a bad sense; as, a grandiose style.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 December 2024
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
