English dictionary
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English adjective: lordly | |||
| 1. | lordly of or befitting a lord | ||
| Samples | Heir to a lordly fortune. Of august lineage. | ||
| Synonyms | august, grand | ||
| Similar | noble | ||
| Antonyms | lowborn | ||
| 2. | lordly having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy | ||
| Samples | Some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines. Haughty aristocrats. His lordly manners were offensive. Walked with a prideful swagger. Very sniffy about breaches of etiquette. His mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air. A more swaggering mood than usual. | ||
| Synonyms | disdainful, haughty, imperious, overbearing, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering | ||
| Similar | proud | ||
| Antonyms | humble | ||
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