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