grandly

English

Etymology

grand +‎ -ly

Adverb

grandly (comparative more grandly, superlative most grandly)

1. In a grand manner.
   • 1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard:

     This slight way of treating both his book and his ancestors nettled little Puddock – who never himself took a liberty, and expected similar treatment – but he knew Sturk, the nature of the beast, and he only bowed grandly […]

2. To the greatest extent. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Synonyms

• regally

Anagrams

• gyrland