pa·la·tial

[puh-ley-shuhl]
adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or resembling a palace: a palatial home.
2.
befitting or suitable for a palace; stately; magnificent: a palatial tapestry.

Origin:
1745–55; < Latin palāti(um) palace + -al1

pa·la·tial·ly, adverb
pa·la·tial·ness, noun
un·pa·la·tial, adjective


1, 2. noble, regal, imposing, grand.


1, 2. humble, simple.
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palatial (pəˈleɪʃəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
of, resembling, or suitable for a palace; sumptuous
 
pa'latially
 
adv
 
pa'latialness
 
n

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Word Origin & History

palatial
1754, from Fr. palatial "magnificent," from L. palatium (see palace)
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Example sentences
The grand foyer is in a palatial style of a kind: five or six palaces seem to
  have been crammed into one.
And colleges are rethinking some of those first experiments in their palatial
  virtual campuses.
But you should see the palatial coaches' and athletic spaces.
Burnished red and gold fabrics give rooms a vaguely palatial feel, even if they
  are on the cozy side.
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