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