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

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