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lordliness

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lord⋅ly

  [lawrd-lee] adjective, -li⋅er, -li⋅est, adverb
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–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.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME; OE hlāfordlīc. See lord, -ly

Related forms:
lord⋅li⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. majestic, regal, dignified, noble, lofty. 2. domineering.

Antonyms:
2. meek.
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lord·ly   (lôrd'lē)   
adj.   lord·li·er, lord·li·est

  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a lord.

  2. Very dignified and noble: a lordly and charitable enterprise.

  3. Pretentiously arrogant and overbearing.

adv.  

  1. In a dignified, noble fashion befitting or characteristic of a lord.

  2. In a pretentiously arrogant and overbearing manner.

lord'li·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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