Palatial
adjective
Like a palace, big and grand.
He lived in a palatial mansion on top of the hill.

Often appears as...
- palatial house
- palatial residence
adjective
Like a palace, big and grand.
He lived in a palatial mansion on top of the hill.

Often appears as...
- palatial house
- palatial residence
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Size Matters
Used for describing very large and spacious properties, not just any nice home.

Their palatial estate was visible from miles away.
Wealth Implied
Implies great wealth and luxury, beyond ordinary comfort levels.

The hotel's palatial ballroom hosted the most exclusive events in the city.
Not For Small Things
Don't use 'palatial' to describe something small that looks grand; it must also be large.

Even though the room was beautifully decorated, it was too small to be described as palatial.
Size Matters
Used for describing very large and spacious properties, not just any nice home.

Their palatial estate was visible from miles away.
Wealth Implied
Implies great wealth and luxury, beyond ordinary comfort levels.

The hotel's palatial ballroom hosted the most exclusive events in the city.
Not For Small Things
Don't use 'palatial' to describe something small that looks grand; it must also be large.

Even though the room was beautifully decorated, it was too small to be described as palatial.
Size Matters
Used for describing very large and spacious properties, not just any nice home.

Their palatial estate was visible from miles away.
Wealth Implied
Implies great wealth and luxury, beyond ordinary comfort levels.

The hotel's palatial ballroom hosted the most exclusive events in the city.
Not For Small Things
Don't use 'palatial' to describe something small that looks grand; it must also be large.

Even though the room was beautifully decorated, it was too small to be described as palatial.
Video examples
The science behind the...
Starving and exhausted, some of the men stumble upon a palatial home where a stunning woman welcomes them inside for a sumptuous feast. Of course, this all turns out to be too good to be true. The woman, in fact, is the nefarious sorceress Circe, and as soon as the soldiers have eaten their fill at her table,
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How to disrupt...
but I shut my computer and sobs in that moment I was transported back to that small classroom on that palatial campus all the angst and uncertainty I have felt those many years ago came flooding
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Caged Orangutan Rescued...
the team have arrived at the location where the orangutan is being kept and despite the palatial surroundings Maya the situation is worse than some kaffir
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Safari Live - Day 242 PIPE...
he's slipping this is a very steep den this is a positively palatial den that they're at termite mound with very steep sides
Video examples
The science behind the...
Starving and exhausted, some of the men stumble upon a palatial home where a stunning woman welcomes them inside for a sumptuous feast. Of course, this all turns out to be too good to be true. The woman, in fact, is the nefarious sorceress Circe, and as soon as the soldiers have eaten their fill at her table,
Video examples
How to disrupt...
but I shut my computer and sobs in that moment I was transported back to that small classroom on that palatial campus all the angst and uncertainty I have felt those many years ago came flooding
Video examples
Caged Orangutan Rescued...
the team have arrived at the location where the orangutan is being kept and despite the palatial surroundings Maya the situation is worse than some kaffir
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 242 PIPE...
he's slipping this is a very steep den this is a positively palatial den that they're at termite mound with very steep sides
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Quote examples
Debbie Reynolds
American Actress
Everything about the studio was enormous. You walked through the gates of iron, and it was palatial looking. The first day, I was introduced to Clark Gable. He said, 'Hello, kid. Welcome to MGM. I'm just leaving.

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Noam Chomsky
American Activist
The U.S. is not constructing a palatial embassy, by far the largest in the world and virtually a separate city within Baghdad, and pouring money into military bases, with the intention of leaving Iraq to Iraqis.

Quote examples
Debbie Reynolds
American Actress
Everything about the studio was enormous. You walked through the gates of iron, and it was palatial looking. The first day, I was introduced to Clark Gable. He said, 'Hello, kid. Welcome to MGM. I'm just leaving.

Quote examples
Noam Chomsky
American Activist
The U.S. is not constructing a palatial embassy, by far the largest in the world and virtually a separate city within Baghdad, and pouring money into military bases, with the intention of leaving Iraq to Iraqis.

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