Definition

1. Adverb:
   • In a grand manner: In a way that is impressive, magnificent, or intended to seem important and splendid.
   • On a grand scale: In a way that is large, ambitious, or imposing in scope or size.

Usage Examples

• Adverb:
  • The ambassador was received grandly at the palace. (The ambassador was received in a magnificent and impressive manner.)
  • He waved his hand grandly, dismissing the entire idea. (He waved his hand in a sweeping, impressive, or theatrical manner.)
  • The project was conceived grandly but failed due to lack of funds. (The project was conceived on a large, ambitious scale.)

Advanced Usage

• Used to describe manner or style: Often implies a sense of ceremony, splendor, or self-importance.
  • She announced her decision grandly, as if it were a royal decree.
• Used to describe scale or degree: Can emphasize the large or impressive nature of something.
  • The novel's plot unfolds grandly across three continents.

Variants and Related Words

• Grand (adjective): Magnificent and imposing in appearance, size, or style.
  • They live in a grand house.
• Grandeur (noun): Splendor and impressiveness, especially of appearance or style.
  • The grandeur of the mountains was breathtaking.

Synonyms

• Magnificently: In a splendid, impressive, or excellent manner.
• Majestically: In a dignified, powerful, and impressive manner.
• Imposingly: In a manner that commands attention due to size, dignity, or importance.
• Splendidly: In an excellent, impressive, or magnificent way.

Antonyms

• Modestly: In an unassuming, humble, or simple manner.
• Plainly: In a simple, unadorned, or straightforward manner.
• Humbly: In a way that shows a low view of one's own importance.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• To live grandly: To live in a luxurious and impressive style.
  • After winning the lottery, they began to live grandly.
• To think grandly: To have ambitious, large-scale ideas or plans.
  • The architect thought grandly about transforming the entire city.

Adverb

1. in a grand manner
   • the mansion seemed grandly large by today's standards