palatial

[ puh-ley-shuhl ]
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adjective
  1. of, relating to, or resembling a palace: a palatial home.

  2. befitting or suitable for a palace; stately; magnificent: a palatial tapestry.

Origin of palatial

1
1745–55; <Latin palāti(um) palace + -al1

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Opposites for palatial

Other words from palatial

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

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British Dictionary definitions for palatial

palatial

/ (pəˈleɪʃəl) /


adjective
  1. of, resembling, or suitable for a palace; sumptuous

Derived forms of palatial

  • palatially, adverb
  • palatialness, noun

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