Lordly
Pronunciation : Lord"ly
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Lord + -ly. Cf. Lordlike.]
Definition : 1. Suitable for a lord; of or pertaining to a lord; resembling a lord; hence, grand; noble; dignified; honorable. She brought forth butter in a lordly dish. Judges v. 25. Lordly sins require lordly estates to support them. South. The maidens gathered strength and grace And presence, lordlier than before. Tennyson.
2. Proud; haughty; imperious; insolent. Lords are lordliest in their wine. Milton.
Syn. -- Imperious; haughty; overbearing; tyrannical; despotic; domineering; arrogant. See Imperious.
[Compar. Lordlier; superl. Lordliest.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Lord"ly
Part of Speech : adv.
Definition : Defn: In a lordly manner.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913