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    lord·ly
    /ˈlôrdlē/

    adjective

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  2. Lordly means behaving as if you are better than other people, or showing arrogance and conceit. Learn more about its usage, pronunciation, and translations in different languages.

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      LORDLY meaning: 1. used to decribe someone who behaves as if...

  3. Lordly definition: suitable for a lord, as trappings or ceremonies; grand or magnificent.. See examples of LORDLY used in a sentence.

  4. Definition of lordly adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  5. having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy. “his lordly manners were offensive”. synonyms: disdainful, haughty, imperious, lofty, overbearing, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering. proud.

  6. Lordly is an adjective and noun that means relating to a lord or a lordly manner. It comes from Old English and has six meanings in the dictionary, with examples and pronunciation guides.

  7. lordly. (lɔrdli ) 1. adjective [usu ADJ n] If you say that someone's behavior is lordly, you are critical of them because they treat other people in a proud and arrogant way. [disapproval] ...their usual lordly indifference to patients. Synonyms: proud, arrogant, lofty, stuck-up [informal] More Synonyms of lordly.

  8. Define lordly. lordly synonyms, lordly pronunciation, lordly translation, English dictionary definition of lordly. adj. lord·li·er , lord·li·est 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a lord. 2. Very dignified and noble: a lordly and charitable enterprise.