lordly

  • 11lordly — lord|ly [ˈlo:dli US o:r ] adj 1.) behaving in a way that shows you think you are better or more important than other people ▪ a lordly disdain for the common man 2.) very big and impressive ▪ a lordly feast >lordliness n [U] …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12lordly — adjective 1 behaving in a way that shows you think you are better or more important than other people: Sebastian has a lordly disdain for such everyday affairs. 2 very grand or impressive: a lordly feast lordliness noun (U) …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13lordly — UK [ˈlɔː(r)dlɪ] / US [ˈlɔrdlɪ] adjective Word forms lordly : adjective lordly comparative lordlier superlative lordliest formal 1) behaving in a proud way that shows that you think you are more important than other people 2) very impressive… …

    English dictionary

  • 14lordly — adjective (lordlier; est) Date: before 12th century 1. a. of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a lord ; dignified b. grand, noble 2. exhibiting the pride and assurance associated with one of the highest birth or rank Synonyms: see… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 15lordly — /ˈlɔdli/ (say lawdlee) adjective (lordlier, lordliest) 1. suitable for a lord, as things; grand or magnificent. 2. insolently imperious: lordly contempt. 3. of or relating to a lord or lords. 4. having the character or attributes of a lord, as a… …

  • 16lordly — Synonyms and related words: U, absolute, absolutist, absolutistic, affected, arbitrary, aristocratic, arrogant, august, authoritarian, authoritative, autocratic, bossy, cavalier, courtly, despotic, dictatorial, dignified, disdainful, domineering …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 17lordly — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. noble, imposing; imperious, arrogant, insolent, dictatorial. See repute, insolence, nobility.Ant., lowly. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Noble] Syn. grand, dignified, honorable; see noble 1 , 2 , 3 . 2 …

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  • 18lordly — lord|ly [ lɔrdli ] adjective FORMAL 1. ) behaving in a proud way that shows that you think you are more important than other people 2. ) very impressive because of being very expensive, rare, etc …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 19lordly — lord·ly || lÉ”rdlɪ / lɔːd adj. dignified, noble; arrogant, haughty; of or pertaining to a lord …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 20lordly — adjective (lordlier, lordliest) of, characteristic of, or suitable for a lord. Derivatives lordliness noun …

    English new terms dictionary