Associations to the word «Lordly»
Noun
- Ogre
- Disdain
- Pomp
- Tithe
- Magnificence
- Caliber
- Mainz
- Indifference
- Mansion
- Scorn
- Nobles
- Trier
- Valour
- Palatinate
- Hospitality
- Superiority
- Dish
- Splendor
- Butter
- Suitor
- Throng
- Cavalier
- Pride
- Domain
- Inheritance
- Villa
- Gesture
- Electorate
- Proprietor
- Waving
- Contempt
- Chieftain
- Lordship
- Aristocracy
- Motif
- Manner
- Manor
- Nassau
- Castle
- Lion
- Holding
- Estate
- Homage
- Broad
- Majesty
- Dignity
- Hudson
- Oppression
- Deer
- Flock
- Fashion
- Lawn
- Beast
- Wealth
- Revival
- Grove
- Mule
- Peasant
- Barn
- Vale
- Prey
- Franc
- Roof
- Jupiter
- Nobility
- Pile
- Carriage
- Noble
- Zeus
Adjective
Wiktionary
LORDLY, adjective. (obsolete) of or relating to a lord.
LORDLY, adjective. Appropriate for, or suitable to, a lord; glorious.
LORDLY, adjective. Proud; haughty; imperious; insolent.
LORDLY, adverb. In the manner of a lord. Showing command or nobility.
Dictionary definition
LORDLY, adjective. Of or befitting a lord; "heir to a lordly fortune"; "of august lineage".
LORDLY, adjective. Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swagger"; "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette"; "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer.
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