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