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