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Dignified 84% connected

Marked with dignity; stately; as, a dignified judge.

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Dignified 84% connected

Marked with dignity; stately; as, a dignified judge.

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Important 84% connected

Full of, or burdened by, import; charged with great interests; restless; anxious.

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Important 84% connected

Full of, or burdened by, import; charged with great interests; restless; anxious.

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Grand 92% connected

Of large size or extent; great; extensive; hence, relatively great; greatest; chief; principal; as, a grand mountain; a grand army; a grand mistake.

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Imposing 92% connected

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Magisterial 92% connected

Of or pertaining to a master or magistrate, or one in authority; having the manner of a magister; official; commanding; authoritative. Hence: Overbea…

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