lordly Antonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- meek
- quiet
- passive
- compliant
- mousy
- subdued
- introverted
- unassuming
- shy
- passive
- submissive
- acquiescent
- mousy
- introverted
- demure
- subdued
- unaggressive
- shy
- diffident
- unobtrusive
- unassertive
- sheepish
- reserved
- reserved
- diffident
- yielding
- compliant
- mousey
- deferential
- unassertive
- unobtrusive
- shrinking
- acquiescent
- demure
- meek
- quiet
- unassuming
- submissive
- mousey
- unaggressive
- deferential
- shrinking
- sheepish
- yielding
Weak:
Strongest:
Strong:
- presuming
- dominating
- domineering
- important
- sniffy
- authoritarian
- overweening
- hifalutin
- smug
- huffy
- masterful
- pretentious
- dominant
- bumptious
- peremptory
- magisterial
- pompous
- high-and-mighty
- supercilious
- uppity
- imperious
- assumptive
- uppish
- high-hat
- high-handed
- presumptuous
- chesty
- haughty
Weak:
- stiff-necked
- saucy
- bombastic
- unreserved
- egoistical
- brash
- vain
- disdainful
- braggart
- proud
- self-centered
- toplofty
- lofty
- extraverted
- prideful
- vainglorious
- egoistic
- narcissistic
- bossy
- self-assertive
- pontificating
- snobby
- egocentric
- highfalutin
- cocky
- swaggering
- impudent
- hubristic
- patronizing
- uninhibited
- egotistical
- huffish
- conceited
- snooty
- egotistic
- stuck-up
- complacent
- self-asserting
- snobbish
- condescending
- impertinent
- self-complacent
- blustery
- pontifical
- blusterous
- self-satisfied
- boastful
- toploftical
Meaning of lordly
lordly (s)
of or befitting a lord
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
lordly (superl.)
Suitable for a lord; of or pertaining to a lord; resembling a lord; hence, grand; noble; dignified; honorable.
Proud; haughty; imperious; insolent.
lordly (adv.)
In a lordly manner.
lordly Sentence Examples
- The lordly lion surveyed his domain with a haughty gaze.
- The king's throne was adorned with lordly tapestries and golden embellishments.
- The earl's castle stood as a lordly symbol of his power and wealth.
- The mountains rose up lordly and majestic against the horizon.
- The old oak tree stood like a lordly guardian of the forest.
- The general's lordly voice boomed through the ranks, inspiring his troops.
- The wealthy merchant lived in a lordly mansion filled with opulent furnishings.
- The judge wore a lordly black robe, conveying his authority and impartiality.
- The professor's lordly demeanor commanded respect from his students.
- The lordly eagle soared through the sky, its piercing gaze surveying the land below.
FAQs About the word lordly
of or befitting a lord, having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthySuitable for a lord; of or pertaining to a lord; res
arrogant, cavalier, superior, presuming, dominating, domineering, important, sniffy, authoritarian, overweening
lowly, unpretentious, bashful, lowly, bashful, humble, timid, unpretentious, modest, timid
The lordly lion surveyed his domain with a haughty gaze.
The king's throne was adorned with lordly tapestries and golden embellishments.
The earl's castle stood as a lordly symbol of his power and wealth.
The mountains rose up lordly and majestic against the horizon.