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LORDLIER
LORDLY
august, grand, lordly
(adjective) of or befitting a lord; “heir to a lordly fortune”; “of august lineage”
disdainful, haughty, imperious, lordly, overbearing, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering
(adjective) having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; “some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines”; “haughty aristocrats”; “his lordly manners were offensive”; “walked with a prideful swagger”; “very sniffy about breaches of etiquette”; “his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air”; “a more swaggering mood than usual”- W.L.Shirer
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
lordlier
comparative form of lordly
Adverb
lordlier
comparative form of lordly
Source: Wiktionary
LORDLY
Lord"ly, a. [Compar. Lordlier; superl. Lordliest.] Etym: [Lord + -ly. Cf. Lordlike.]
1. Suitable for a lord; of or pertaining to a lord; resembling a lord; hence, grand; noble; dignified; honorable. She brought forth butter in a lordly dish. Judges v. 25. Lordly sins require lordly estates to support them. South. The maidens gathered strength and grace And presence, lordlier than before. Tennyson.
2. Proud; haughty; imperious; insolent. Lords are lordliest in their wine. Milton.
Syn.
– Imperious; haughty; overbearing; tyrannical; despotic; domineering; arrogant. See Imperious.
Lord"ly, adv.
Definition: In a lordly manner.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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