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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.
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Lordly

Lord"ly\, a. [Compar. Lordlier; superl. Lordliest.] [Lord + -ly. Cf. Lordlike.]

1. Suitable for a lord; of or pertaining to a lord; resembling a lord; hence, grand; noble; dignified; honorable.

She brought forth butter in a lordly dish. --Judges v. 25.

Lordly sins require lordly estates to support them. --South.

The maidens gathered strength and grace And presence, lordlier than before. --Tennyson.

2. Proud; haughty; imperious; insolent.

Lords are lordliest in their wine. --Milton.

Syn: Imperious; haughty; overbearing; tyrannical; despotic; domineering; arrogant. See Imperious.

Lordly

Lord"ly\, adv. In a lordly manner.
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Language Translation for : lordly
Spanish: grandioso,
German: vornehm,
Japanese: 堂々とした
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