Grand and Special

Grand

Grand adjective - Of the very best kind.
Usage example: that picnic in the mountains was simply grand

Special and grand are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Special" instead an adjective "Grand".

Nearby Words: grandly, grandee, gran

Special

Special adjective - Being the one or ones of a class with no other members.

Grand and special are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Grand" instead an adjective "Special".

Both words in one sentence

  • I Just Want to Be Special He wants to be a quarterback, he wants to be a manly man, he wants to be a grand competitor at the X games and most of all he wants to be special with the ladies.
  • Grand Finale Avatar: The Last Airbender had possibly the grandest of grand finales: a four episode/two hour movie special that had been built up to for three seasons.
    Source: Grand Finale
  • Every character except Palutena and the Mii Fighters have eight alternate special moves, so that comes to a grand total of 376 moves.
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