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