grandiose vs stately

grandiose

adj
  • Large and impressive, in size, scope or extent. 

  • Pompous or pretentious. 

stately

adj
  • Grand; impressive; imposing. 

  • Worthy of respect; dignified, regal. 

  • Deliberate, unhurried; dignified. 

adv
  • In a stately manner. 

How often have the words grandiose and stately occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )