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pa·la·tial
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pəˈleɪ
ʃəl
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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
+
-al
1
Related forms
pa·la·tial·ly,
adverb
pa·la·tial·ness,
noun
un·pa·la·tial,
adjective
Synonyms
1, 2.
noble, regal, imposing, grand.
Antonyms
1, 2.
humble, simple.
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Example Sentences
Smith are replacing a beachfront bungalow with a
palatial
home with soaring barrel-vaulted domes.
But you should see the
palatial
coaches' and athletic spaces.
Vistas of the lake reveal a serene scene surrounded by
palatial
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Smith are replacing a beachfront bungalow with a
palatial
home with soaring barrel-vaulted domes.
But you should see the
palatial
coaches' and athletic spaces.
Vistas of the lake reveal a serene scene surrounded by
palatial
villas, tree-clad mountains, and quaint villages.
Many of the
palatial
new homes built in the valley in the past two decades are high up in grizzly country.
And colleges are rethinking some of those first experiments in their
palatial
virtual campuses.
The cheapest rooms offered at both places are appropriately posh but not nearly as
palatial
as the suites.
But the
palatial
splendour of the century-old family firm.
Forget the traditional bloated dinner tab, the
palatial
dining rooms filled with gilded furnishings.
Burnished red and gold fabrics give rooms a vaguely
palatial
feel, even if they are on the cozy side.
Hence the
palatial
offices, fancy conferences and increasingly lavish pay for the professional philanthrocrats.
The grand foyer is in a
palatial
style of a kind: five or six palaces seem to have been crammed into one.
Inside, beyond a large stark courtyard softened by palm trees, stood more towers and
palatial
quarters.
There are silver skies,
palatial
buildings and enchanted forests of shivering black trees lining the avenues.
The men plowed their fortunes into
palatial
houses, varying significantly in style.
To experience this remarkable bay front
palatial
estate.
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World English Dictionary
palatial
(pəˈleɪʃəl)
—
adj
of, resembling, or suitable for a palace; sumptuous
pa'latially
—
adv
pa'latialness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
palatial
1754, from Fr. palatial "magnificent," from L. palatium (see
palace
)
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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