lordly

[ lawrd-lee ]

adjective

, lord·li·er, lord·li·est.

1. suitable for a lord, as trappings or ceremonies; grand or magnificent.

   Synonyms: lofty, noble, dignified, regal, majestic

2. insolently imperious; haughty; arrogant; overbearing:

   lordly contempt.

   Synonyms: domineering

   Antonyms: meek

3. of or relating to a lord.
4. having the character or attributes of a lord.
5. befitting a lord, as actions:

   lordly manners.

adverb

1. Also lordli·ly. in the manner of a lord.

lordly

/ ˈlɔːdlɪ /

adjective

1. haughty; arrogant; proud
2. of or befitting a lord

adverb

1. archaic.
   in the manner of a lord

Derived Forms

• ˈlordliness, noun

Other Words From

• lordli·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of lordly¹

before 1000; Middle English; Old English hlāfordlīc. See lord, -ly

Example Sentences

The surge ended in the World Series, the lordly Yankees winning in six games, but Mays was on his way and Durocher gave him full credit.

From Los Angeles Times

In 1876, after the city had found more profitable demand for the hilltop — lordly houses, and a beer garden — there came ghoulish warnings about “pestilence-spreading gasses which are given forth by decomposed and decomposing bodies.”

From Los Angeles Times

From 1958 to 1961, sulking Giants and Dodgers fans had to put up with the lordly Yankees winning three pennants and two World Series.

From New York Times

There was one great tomb more lordly than all the rest; huge it was, and nobly proportioned.

From Literature

Only a few senior Republicans have gone so far as to say that it is time for Mr. Trump to lose his lordly status in the party altogether.

From New York Times