lordly
adjective/ˈlɔːdli/
/ˈlɔːrdli/
- behaving in a way that suggests that you think you are better than other people synonym haughty
- He dismissed us with a lordly gesture.
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- large and impressive; suitable for a lord synonym imposing
- a lordly mansion
Word OriginOld English hlāfordlic (see lord, -ly).
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