adjective 1.suitable for a lord, as trappings or ceremonies; grand or magnificent.
2.insolently imperious; haughty; arrogant; overbearing: lordly contempt.
3.of or pertaining to a lord.
4.having the character or attributes of a lord.
5.befitting a lord, as actions: lordly manners.
adverb 6.Also, lord·li·ly. in the manner of a lord.
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Origin: before 1000; Middle English; Old English hlāfordlīc. See
lord,
-ly Related forms lord·li·ness, noun
Synonyms
1. majestic, regal, dignified, noble, lofty. 2. domineering.
Antonyms
2. meek.