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Meaning of 'lordly' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Lordly [ adv.]
- In a lordly manner.
2 . Lordly [ superl.]
- Suitable for a lord; of or pertaining to a lord; resembling a lord; hence, grand; noble; dignified; honorable.
- Proud; haughty; imperious; insolent.

Meaning of 'lordly' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . lordly [ s]
Meaning (1):
- having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
Example in sentence:
  • a more swaggering mood than usual;
  • haughty aristocrats;
  • his lordly manners were offensive;
  • his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air;
  • some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines;
  • very sniffy about breaches of etiquette;
  • walked with a prideful swagger
Meaning (2):
- of or befitting a lord
Example in sentence:
  • heir to a lordly fortune;
  • of august lineage

Nearby Words:

loral lorate lorcha lord lorded lording lordkin lordlike lordliness lordling

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