Lexic.us

Definition of Lordly

1. Adjective. Of or befitting a lord. "Of august lineage"

2. Adjective. Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy. "A more swaggering mood than usual"

Definition of Lordly

1. a. Suitable for a lord; of or pertaining to a lord; resembling a lord; hence, grand; noble; dignified; honorable.

2. adv. In a lordly manner.

Definition of Lordly

1. Adjective. (obsolete) of or relating to a lord. ¹

2. Adjective. Appropriate for, or suitable to, a lord. ¹

3. Adverb. In the manner of a lord. Showing command or nobility. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Lordly

1. of or befitting a lord [adj -LIER, -LIEST]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lordly

lorded lordest lordeth lording lordings lordkin lordkins lordless lordlier lordliest

lordlike lordliness lordlinesses lordling lordlings lordly (current term) lordolatry lordoma lordomas lordoscoliosis

lordoses lordosis lordosis reflex lordotic lordotic albuminuria lordotic pelvis lords lords-and-ladies lords and ladies lords spiritual

Literary usage of Lordly

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. English Synonymes Explained: In Alphabetical Order ; with Copious by George Crabb (1883)
"There is alw.iv- something offensive in imperialisms» ; there is frequently something ludicrous in that which is lordly ; and a mixture of the ludicrous and ..."

2. Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda by Arthur Berriedale Keith (1920)
"Him who has recourse to the holy power the lordly power does not oppress. ' May the holy power guard me from the lordly power' he says, in order that the ..."

3. The Chief American Poets: Selected Poems by Bryant, Poe, Emerson, Longfellow by Curtis Hidden Page (1905)
"... And a myriad flowers mortally yearn, And the lordly main from beyond the plain Calls o'er the hills of Habersham, Calls through the valleys of Hall. ..."

4. The Complete Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott by Walter Scott (1900)
"a lordly meed He shouted, ' Falsehood ! —treachery ! — A baron's lands ! ' — His frantic mood 50 To him that will avenge the deed ! ..."

5. Hunting Trips on the Prairie and in the Mountains by Theodore Roosevelt (1885)
"CHAPTER III THE lordly BUFFALO GONE forever are the mighty herds of the lordly buffalo. A few solitary individuals and small bands are still to be found ..."

6. A Year of Consolation by Fanny Kemble (1847)
"... ruin of delight lordly and lonely, lovely, sad, and bright. We have made another expedition in the opposite direction, which has enchanted us extremely. ..."

7. Hunting Trips on the Prairie and in the Mountains by Theodore Roosevelt (1885)
"CHAPTER III THE lordly BUFFALO GONE forever are the mighty herds of the lordly buffalo. A few solitary individuals and small bands are still to be found ..."

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