Grandiose

[gran-dee-ohs] /ˈgræn diˌoʊs/

adjective
1.
affectedly grand or important; pompous:
grandiose words.
2.
more complicated or elaborate than necessary; overblown:
a grandiose scheme.
3.
grand in an imposing or impressive way.
4.
Psychiatry. having an exaggerated belief in one’s importance, sometimes reaching delusional proportions, and occurring as a common symptom of mental illnesses, as manic disorder.
/ˈɡrændɪˌəʊs/
adjective
1.
pretentiously grand or stately
2.
imposing in conception or execution
adj.

1828 (earlier as a French word in English), from French grandiose “impressive” (18c.), from Italian grandioso, from Latin grandis “big” (see grand (adj.)). Related: Grandiosely.

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