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lord⋅ly

[lawrd-lee] adjective, -li⋅er, -li⋅est, adverb
–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


lord⋅li⋅ness, noun


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


2. meek.
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