堂堂

Adjective

 * 1)  imposing; magnificent; majestic; stately
 * 2)  grave; solemn; dignified
 * 3)  powerful; strong
 * 4)  ambitious
 * 1)  ambitious

Etymology
Ultimately from. First cited in Japanese in the late 1100s.

Adjective

 * 1)  magnificent, grand, bold, impressive, majestic, imposing, dignified, stately
 * 2)  proud, fair, square, open, unreserved, hiding nothing
 * 1)  proud, fair, square, open, unreserved, hiding nothing

Usage notes

 * As an adjective, this takes the attributive ending, as shown in the usage examples.

Adverb

 * 1)  magnificently, grandly, boldly, impressively, majesticly, imposingly, in a dignified or stately manner
 * 2)  proudly, fairly, squarely, openly, unreservedly, without apology, without hesitation, hiding nothing
 * 1)  proudly, fairly, squarely, openly, unreservedly, without apology, without hesitation, hiding nothing
 * 1)  proudly, fairly, squarely, openly, unreservedly, without apology, without hesitation, hiding nothing
 * 1)  proudly, fairly, squarely, openly, unreservedly, without apology, without hesitation, hiding nothing

Usage notes

 * As an adverb, this takes the adverbial particle, as shown in the usage examples.