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
lordly (comparative lordlier or more lordly, superlative lordliest or most lordly)
Of or relating to a lord.
Having the qualities of a lord; lordlike; noble
Appropriate for, or suitable to, a lord; glorious.
Proud; haughty; imperious; insolent.
lordly (comparative lordlier, superlative lordliest)
In the manner of a lord. Showing command or nobility.
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Source: Wiktionary
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
30 January 2025
(noun) a severe dermatitis of herbivorous domestic animals attributable to photosensitivity from eating Saint John’s wort
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
