glorified

glorified
glorified glorified adj. 1. accorded sacrosanct or authoritative standing.

Syn: canonized. [WordNet 1.5]

2. Made to appear more important or better than it actually is; as, The Chief Financial Officer was little more than a glorified accountant. [PJC]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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