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grandsome

grandsome adjective: characterised by grandness or grandeur.

Adjective

grandsome (comparative more grandsome, superlative most grandsome)

  1. Characterised by grandness or grandeur
    • As a bird escaping an unwholesome cage to the grandsome freedom of the invigorating air.1847, Robert Folkestone Williams, The Secret Passion
    • There is something eerie and grandsome in the idea of visiting the vaults of an old church, even though emperors are entombed there, and we almost wondered how We could of our own free will venture into that place of death, [...]1870, The Ladies' Repository, volumes 43-44

Forms of grandsome

comparativemore grandsome
superlativemost grandsome

Origin of grandsome

From grand + -some.

Questions about grandsome

What does grandsome mean?
Grandsome means characterised by grandness or grandeur.
What part of speech is grandsome?
Grandsome is an adjective.

Words near grandsome in the dictionary

  1. grands-ducs
  2. grandsir
  3. grandsire
  4. grandsires
  5. grandsirs
  6. grandsome
  7. grandson
  8. grandson-in-law
  9. grandsonless
  10. grandsonly
  11. grandsons

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