grandly
grand|ly /gr'ændli/
1 [ADV] usu ADV with v, also ADV adj
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] 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)
Lucille's home was very grandly called a chateau, though in truth it was nothing more than a large moated farm.
1 [ADV] usu ADV with v, also ADV adj
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] 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)
Lucille's home was very grandly called a chateau, though in truth it was nothing more than a large moated farm.