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