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A poem with grandly conceived and executed stanzas, such as one of Keats's odes, should be like an enfilade of rooms in a palace: one proceeds, with eager anticipation, from room to room.
James Fenton

Meaning of "grandly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GRANDLY

grandly  [ˈɡrændlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRANDLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Grandly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES GRANDLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of grandly in the English dictionary

The definition of grandly in the dictionary is with a style of speech that is designed to convey the importance or impressiveness of something. Other definition of grandly is in a style designed to suggest wealth or importance, mainly.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GRANDLY


blandly
ˈblændlɪ
blindly
ˈblaɪndlɪ
Brindley
ˈbrɪndlɪ
determinedly
dɪˈtɜːmɪndlɪ
ecofriendly
ˈiːkəʊˌfrɛndlɪ
environment-friendly
ɪnˈvaɪərənməntˌfrɛndlɪ
fondly
ˈfɒndlɪ
friendly
ˈfrɛndlɪ
gay-friendly
ˈɡeɪˌfrɛndlɪ
jocundly
ˈdʒɒkəndlɪ
kindly
ˈkaɪndlɪ
profoundly
prəˈfaʊndlɪ
repandly
rɪˈpændlɪ
roundly
ˈraʊndlɪ
secondly
ˈsɛkəndlɪ
soundly
ˈsaʊndlɪ
spindly
ˈspɪndlɪ
unfriendly
ʌnˈfrɛndlɪ
unkindly
ʌnˈkaɪndlɪ
unsoundly
ʌnˈsaʊndlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRANDLY

grandiloquence
grandiloquent
grandiloquently
grandiloquous
grandiose
grandiosely
grandioseness
grandiosity
grandioso
grandkid
grandma
Grandma Moses
grandmama
grandmamma
grandmaster
grandmother
grandmother clock
grandmotherly
grandnephew
grandness

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRANDLY

allegedly
badly
broadly
deadly
environmentally friendly
hardly
moribundly
overfondly
ozone-friendly
proudly
purblindly
rapidly
repeatedly
reportedly
rotundly
sadly
secundly
to put it mildly
undoubtedly
user-friendly

Synonyms and antonyms of grandly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «grandly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GRANDLY

Find out the translation of grandly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of grandly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «grandly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

隆重
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

grandiosamente
570 millions of speakers

English

grandly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

धूम धाम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بشكل رائع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

величественно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

grandiosamente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

grandly
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pompeusement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Besar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

großartig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

雄大に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

성대
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Grandly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

grandly
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விமரிசையாகக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

महान
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

grandly
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

grandiosamente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wspaniale
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

велично
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

grandly
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

grandly
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

grandly
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

grandly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

grandly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of grandly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRANDLY»

The term «grandly» is regularly used and occupies the 97.484 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GRANDLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about grandly

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3 QUOTES WITH «GRANDLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word grandly.
1
Roscoe Conkling
Obeying instructions I should never dare to disregard, expressing, also, my own firm conviction, I rise in behalf of the State of New York to propose a nomination with which the country and the Republican party can grandly win.
2
James Fenton
A poem with grandly conceived and executed stanzas, such as one of Keats's odes, should be like an enfilade of rooms in a palace: one proceeds, with eager anticipation, from room to room.
3
Johann Kaspar Lavater
I am prejudiced in favor of him who, without impudence, can ask boldly. He has faith in humanity, and faith in himself. No one who is not accustomed to giving grandly can ask nobly and with boldness.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRANDLY»

Discover the use of grandly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to grandly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Grandly Told Tales: The Donahues of Solebury
I am uniquely qualified to write this story and I have the scars to prove it. This is a "good vs. evil" tale that depicts situations woven around a story line of despair leading to hand-clapping victory for the good guys.
Joe Doherty, 2005
2
The Monthly packet of evening readings
At that moment Johnny came to the kitchen to fetch some water for his mamma ; he heard the last words only, and asked eagerly — ' Oh, did you say you came from Dimmock's Cove V ' No, Honey,' said Mrs. Grandly quickly, ' he's not heen ...
‎1868
3
Monthly Packet
At that moment Johnny came to the kitchen to fetch some water for his mamma ; he heard the bat words only, and asked eagerly — ' Oh, did you say you came from Dimmock's Cove V ' No, Honey,' said Mrs. Grandly quickly, ' he's not been ...
Charlotte Mary Yonge, Christabel Rose Coleridge, Arthur Innes, 1868
4
Farnorth
Grandly of Grandly Manor belongs to the good old school ; he is a fine old English gentleman, one of the olden time, an enemy to progress, and a firm supporter of red tape and routine. It was just as well, perhaps, that the conversation did flag, ...
Theo Kennedy, 1866
5
Bird Watching for Boozers
It's grandly horrible, grandly beautiful, grandly sad, and grandly amusing, grandly petty, somebody quick! A suppository for adjectives. Air brakes requested . . . . A fishing boat was going out to sea and with it, always a miracle to witness-a ...
Stephen Molineux, 2010
6
The Language of Fiction: Essays in Criticism and Verbal ...
There weremoments,' sheexplained, 'when youstruck measgrandly cynical; there were others when you struck me as grandly vague.' (XII, iii) We know that Strether was never grandly cynical.He was always grandly vague. 'Grandly' because ...
David Lodge, 2012
7
The Misanthrope, Tartuffe, and Other Plays
By grandly entertaining–– This hostile guest retaining–– Your own worst enemy you keep. belise. Ah! That begins so well! armande. How gracefully it's turned! philaminte. Such easy, flowing verse! What treasures I discerned! armande.
Molière,, 2008
8
Mahavamsa: The Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka
Over the footprint the king Watta Gamini built a large stupa four hundred cubits high, grandly adorned with gold and silver, and finished with a combination of all the precious substances. He further built a monastery, called the Abhayagiri, ...
Thera Mahanama-sthavira
9
The Life, Letters and Labours of Francis Galton
It was a time of stringent selection and many children suffered, but it brought the “ grandly stubborn” into a community, and gave Francis Galton a factor of his ancestry, which is too influential to be passed over. We now reach the Farmer and ...
Karl Pearson, 2011
10
The chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet
She was grandly and honourably accompanied by the archbishops of Rhcims and of Narbonne, the counts de Vendome, de Tonnerre, and de Dunois, the young son of the duke of Bourbon, called the lord de Beaujeu*; the lord de Dampierre, ...
Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Bon-Joseph Dacier, Joseph Dacier (i.e. Bon Joseph, baron), 1849

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRANDLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term grandly is used in the context of the following news items.
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EDITORIAL: Don't remove history's lessons to appease a few
River rock remains the bumpy surface for the grid of streets between old buildings that grandly stand more than 200 years after serving as the ... «The Mercury, Jul 15»
2
Limited Role for Chained Anushka In One-Time Watch Baahubali
The battle scenes are grandly staged, with spectacular special effects (Kudos to the team) and crowd management. Though after a time it ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
3
Sir Paul, Mick 'n Keith sparkle in Carolina concerts
They finished grandly, by reeling off seven mega-hits in a row. They did disco-flavored 1978 R&B hit “Miss You,” then dark eerie “Gimme ... «Thetribunepapers, Jul 15»
4
GRIEG: Piano Concerto in a minor; SAINT-SAENS: Piano Concerto …
Kholodenko injects a playful authority into the former and a grandly lyrical sense of line into the latter in F Major. The brass section of the ... «Audiophile Audition, Jul 15»
5
Needham Home of the Week: 40 Hutter Ridge Road
Once inside the quaint vestibule, step into a first-floor foyer opening to a floor plan fit with grandly proportioned rooms and turn-of-the century ... «Wicked Local Medfield, Jul 15»
6
Preparing ourselves for a test of the peoples' will
As August approaches therefore, the electorate faces an unenviable contest between old retrogressive forces and a coalition of grandly ... «The Sunday Times Sri Lanka, Jul 15»
7
An expanding engagement
The world is awash with grandly-named international organisations that hold self-congratulatory conferences every year. Once the conference ... «The Express Tribune, Jul 15»
8
Alaskan cruise excursions: From glaciers to dogsledding
... may have looked to the humpback whales and orcas like their prehistoric parent as it cruised grandly northward from Vancouver. At 6:30 a.m. ... «Hamilton Spectator, Jul 15»
9
Grateful Dead break attendance records with final farewell shows
On the grandly autumnal Days Between, one of the last collaborations between Garcia and Dead lyricist Robert Hunter, Weir gave one of his ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
10
Calvin Klein's Francisco Costa Lands Buyer for NYC Co-op
... to a remarkably commodious combination corner living/dining room that stretches grandly to 32 feet. The adjoining kitchen — which he told ... «Variety, Jul 15»

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