Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: palatial
IPA transcription: [pəl'eɪʃəl]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: palatial
    Meaning: suitable for or like a palace; "palatial furnishings"; "a palatial yacht"
  • Synonyms: palatial
    Meaning: relating to or being a palace; "the palatial residence"
Usage examples
  • "We learn that as the down noon express was leaving H---- yesterday a lady! (God save the mark) attempted to force herself into the already full palatial car.
  • Up Church-street I contrived a peep at the old gray tower where the chimes hung; and as we turned the corner a glance at the 'Brandon Arms.' How very small and low that palatial hostelry of my earlier recollections had grown!
  • I suppose those who are accustomed to the grand universities and colleges of the present day, with their palatial buildings, would feel inclined to laugh at the simple, rough-and-ready methods and appliances of the old Irish colleges.