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.
lordly Meaning
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.
Synonyms & Antonyms of lordly
Synonyms:
- important
- authoritarian
- hifalutin
- overweening
- pompous
- supercilious
- assumptive
- chesty
- presumptuous
- smug
- haughty
- imperious
- high-handed
- dominating
- uppity
- high-and-mighty
- dominant
- peremptory
- huffy
- sniffy
- magisterial
- pretentious
- domineering
- presuming
- masterful
- uppish
- bumptious
- high-hat
Antonyms:
- quiet
- quiet
- reserved
- deferential
- acquiescent
- unobtrusive
- compliant
- unassertive
- demure
- mousey
- passive
- meek
- mousey
- yielding
- submissive
- shrinking
- unassuming
- demure
- mousy
- unassuming
- meek
- diffident
- shrinking
- deferential
- introverted
- unassertive
- unaggressive
- mousy
- reserved
- sheepish
- passive
- unaggressive
- subdued
- introverted
- shy
- shy
- diffident
- compliant
- yielding
- acquiescent
- sheepish
- submissive
- unobtrusive
- subdued
Synonyms:
- uninhibited
- boastful
- self-satisfied
- impertinent
- snobbish
- blusterous
- self-complacent
- proud
- egoistic
- egocentric
- patronizing
- disdainful
- snooty
- swaggering
- vain
- lofty
- toploftical
- egotistical
- highfalutin
- huffish
- complacent
- vainglorious
- brash
- snobby
- toplofty
- impudent
- self-centered
- blustery
- braggart
- egotistic
- bossy
- egoistical
- stiff-necked
- narcissistic
- prideful
- pontifical
- hubristic
- cocky
- conceited
- self-assertive
- extraverted
- self-asserting
- bombastic
- pontificating
- saucy
- stuck-up
- unreserved
- condescending
Antonyms:
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, important, authoritarian, hifalutin, overweening, pompous, supercilious, assumptive
lowly, bashful, unpretentious,humble, modest, modest, unpretentious, lowly, timid, bashful
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.
