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