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lordly.

Of or relating to a lord.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/lɔːdli/Received-Pronunciation/loːdlɪj/British, Southern, Standard/loɹdli/General-American/loːdli/Australia, New-Zealand
  1. Of or relating to a lord.

    Show us your lordly might: demonstrate that you can order people and get them to obey.
  2. Having the qualities of a lord; lordlike; noble

  3. Appropriate for, or suitable to, a lord; glorious.

  4. Proud; haughty; imperious; insolent.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English lordly, lordlich, from Old English hlāfordlīċ (“lordly; heroic; noble”), equivalent to lord + -ly (forming adjectives).

adv/lɔːdli/Received-Pronunciation/loːdlɪj/British, Southern, Standard/loɹdli/General-American/loːdli/Australia, New-Zealand
  1. In the manner of a lord. Showing command or nobility.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English lordly, lordely, lordliche, equivalent to lord + -ly (forming adverbs).

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