lordly

/'lɔ:dli/
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lordly

The lordly cat surveys its domain from the top of the bookshelf.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Having or showing arrogant superiority and disdain towards those considered inferior: Characterized by an attitude of haughty pride and contempt for others perceived as lower in status.
    • Suitable for or characteristic of a lord; grand, noble, or magnificent: Possessing the dignity, grandeur, or imposing quality befitting a person of high rank or great wealth.
Examples of Usage

  • Showing arrogant superiority:

    • His lordly dismissal of their concerns angered the entire team.
    • She spoke with a lordly tone that made everyone feel small.

  • Befitting a lord; grand:

    • They lived in a lordly mansion overlooking the valley.
    • The ambassador made a lordly entrance into the hall.
Advanced Usage
  • "in a lordly manner": behaving with an air of superiority or grandeur.
    • He waved his hand in a lordly manner, signaling for the servants to leave.
Variants and Related Words
  • Lordliness (noun): The quality of being lordly; arrogance or grandeur.
    • The lordliness of his bearing was unmistakable.
Synonyms
  • Haughty: Arrogantly superior and disdainful.
  • Supercilious: Behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others.
  • Imperious: Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering.
  • Majestic: Having or showing impressive beauty or dignity (closer to the "grand" sense).
Antonyms
  • Humble: Having or showing a modest or low estimate of one's own importance.
  • Unassuming: Not pretentious or arrogant; modest.
Related Idioms
  • "Lord it over (someone)": To act in a domineering or superior manner towards someone.
    • Ever since his promotion, he has been lording it over his former colleagues.
lordly

The lordly cat surveys its domain from the top of the bookshelf.

Adjective
  1. 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
  2. of or befitting a lord
    • heir to a lordly fortune
    • of august lineage

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