lordly (redirected from lordlier)

lord·ly  (lôrdl)

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.

3. Pretentiously arrogant and overbearing.

adv.

1. In a dignified, noble fashion befitting or characteristic of a lord.

2. In a pretentiously arrogant and overbearing manner.

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lordli·ness n.

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lordly [ˈlɔːdlɪ]

adj -lier, -liest

1. haughty; arrogant; proud

2. of or befitting a lord

adv

Archaic in the manner of a lord

lordliness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	lordly - of or befitting a lord; "heir to a lordly fortune"; "of august lineage" august, grand noble - of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times; "of noble birth"
	2.	lordly - 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 prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering, haughty, imperious, overbearing, disdainful proud - feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride; "proud parents"; "proud of his accomplishments"; "a proud moment"; "proud to serve his country"; "a proud name"; "proud princes"

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lordly

adjective

1. proud, arrogant, lofty, stuck-up (informal), patronizing, dictatorial, condescending, imperious, domineering, overbearing, haughty, tyrannical, despotic, disdainful, high-handed, supercilious, high and mighty (informal), toffee-nosed (slang, chiefly Brit.), hoity-toity (informal) their lordly indifference to patients

2. noble, grand, princely, imperial, majestic, dignified, regal, stately, aristocratic, lofty, gracious, exalted the site of a lordly mansion

Translations

lordly [ˈlɔːdlɪ] ADJ (lordlier (compar) (lordliest (superl))) [house, vehicle] → señorial, señoril; [manner] → altivo, arrogante; [command] → imperioso

lordly [ˈlɔː^rdli] adj

(= arrogant) → hautain(e)

→ noble, majestueux/euse
Lord Mayor n → lord-maire titre du maire des principales villes anglaises et galloises)m >

lordly

adj (+er)

(= magnificent) → vornehm; house → (hoch)herrschaftlich

(= proud, haughty) → hochmütig, arrogant; tone of voice → herrisch, gebieterisch

lordly [ˈlɔːdlɪ] adj (pej) (person, manner) → altero/a, altezzoso/a; (bearing, castle) → nobile, maestoso/a

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lordly [ˈlɔːdlɪ] adj (pej) (person, manner) → altero/a, altezzoso/a; (bearing, castle) → nobile, maestoso/a