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