1
[ adjective ] of or befitting a lord

Synonyms

grand august

Examples

"heir to a lordly fortune" "of august lineage"

Used in print

(Guy Bolton, The Olympians....)

The lordly poet was at low-water_mark .

Related terms

noble

2
[ adjective ] having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy

Synonyms

swaggering supercilious haughty sniffy prideful disdainful

Examples

"some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other disciplines" "haughty aristocrats" "his lordly manners were offensive" "walked with a prideful swagger"

Related terms

proud

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lordless

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