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  • 101splendid — adj 1. gorgeous, dazzling, showy, pompous, splendorous; magnificent, imposing, palatial, stately, august, majestic; sumptuous, luxurious, plush, deluxe, Inf. posh, Inf. swank, Inf. ritzy; regal, royal, imperial, kingly, princely, lordly,… …

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  • 102surly — sur•ly [[t]ˈsɜr li[/t]] adj. li•er, li•est 1) sullenly rude or bad tempered 2) unfriendly or hostile; menacingly irritable: a surly old lion[/ex] 3) dark or dismal: a surly sky[/ex] 4) Obs. lordly; arrogant • Etymology: 1560–70; sp. var. of obs.… …

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  • 103surly — /ˈsɜli / (say serlee) adjective (surlier, surliest) 1. churlishly rude or ill humoured, as a person or the manner, tone, expression, etc. 2. (of an animal) ill tempered and unfriendly. 3. Obsolete lordly; arrogant. {variant of obsolete sirly… …

  • 104lordliness — noun 1. overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors • Syn: ↑arrogance, ↑haughtiness, ↑hauteur, ↑high handedness • Derivationally related forms: ↑lordly, ↑high handed (for …

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  • 105unlordly — “+ adjective Etymology: un (I) + lordly : not lordly : not arbitrary …

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  • 106lord|li|ness — «LRD lee nihs», noun. 1. the state of being lordly; high station. 2. lordly pride; haughtiness …

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  • 107Arrogant — Ar ro*gant, a. [F. arrogant, L. arrogans, p. pr. of arrogare. See {Arrogate}.] 1. Making, or having the disposition to make, exorbitant claims of rank or estimation; giving one s self an undue degree of importance; assuming; haughty; applied to… …

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  • 108Dish — (d[i^]sh), n. [AS. disc, L. discus dish, disc, quoit, fr. Gr. di skos quoit, fr. dikei^n to throw. Cf. {Dais}, {Desk}, {Disc}, {Discus}.] 1. A vessel, as a platter, a plate, a bowl, used for serving up food at the table. [1913 Webster] She… …

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  • 109dish antenna — Dish Dish (d[i^]sh), n. [AS. disc, L. discus dish, disc, quoit, fr. Gr. di skos quoit, fr. dikei^n to throw. Cf. {Dais}, {Desk}, {Disc}, {Discus}.] 1. A vessel, as a platter, a plate, a bowl, used for serving up food at the table. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 110Domineering — Dom i*neer ing, a. Ruling arrogantly; overbearing. [1913 Webster] A violent, brutal, domineering old reprobate. Blackw. Mag. Syn: Haughty; overbearing; lordly. See {Imperious}. {Dom i*neer ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …

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