English

Detailed Synonyms for lordly in English

lordly:

lordly adj

  1. lordly
  2. lordly
    – of or befitting a lord 1
    grand; lordly; august
    – of or befitting a lord 1
  3. lordly
    – having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy 1
    haughty; overbearing; disdainful; imperious; supercilious; lordly; sniffy; swaggering; prideful
    – having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy 1
    • haughty adj
      • haughty aristocrats1
    • disdainful adj
      • some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines1
    • imperious adj
    • supercilious adj
      • his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air1
    • lordly adj
      • his lordly manners were offensive1
    • sniffy adj
      • very sniffy about breaches of etiquette1
    • swaggering adj
      • a more swaggering mood than usual1
    • prideful adj
      • walked with a prideful swagger1

Related Words for "lordly":

  • lordliness, lordlier, lordliest

Alternate Synonyms for "lordly":


Related Definitions for "lordly":

  1. of or befitting a lord1
    • heir to a lordly fortune1
  2. having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy1
    • his lordly manners were offensive1