Thesaurus: lordly

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1. superl. Suitable for a lord; of or pertaining to a lord; resembling a lord; hence, grand; noble; dignified; honorable.
2. superl. Proud; haughty; imperious; insolent.
3. adv. In a lordly manner.
4. adj. of or befitting a lord
5. adj. having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
6. 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. In a lordly manner.
7. j:100 s of or befitting a lord s having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy