Lordly - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈlɔːrdlɪ|
Brit.
|ˈlɔːdlɪ|
adjective
- of or befitting a lord (syn: august, grand)
heir to a lordly fortune
- having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy (syn: disdainful, haughty, imperious, overbearing, prideful, sniffy, supercilious)his lordly manners were offensive
Extra examples
He regarded his neighbors with lordly disdain.
Her characters ranged from the most lordly to the most beggarly.
Word forms
adjective
comparative: lordlier
superlative: lordliest
comparative: lordlier
superlative: lordliest
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