lordly

Adjective Satellite

of or befitting a lord
- "heir to a lordly fortune"
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; ; ; ; ; ; ; - W.L.Shirer
- "his lordly manners were offensive"

Adj

Of or relating to a lord.
Having the qualities of a lord; lordlike; noble
Appropriate for, or suitable to, a lord; glorious.
Proud; haughty; imperious; insolent.

Adv

In the manner of a lord. Showing command or nobility.

Adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a lord; dignified or imperious.

Examples

Show us your lordly might: demonstrate that you can order people and get them to obey.
With a LORDLY flourish, he placed ’QUEENLY’ for a massive Words With Friends score.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English lordly, lordlich, from Old English hlāfordlīċ (“lordly; heroic; noble”), equivalent to lord + -ly.
The adverb is from Middle English lordly, lordely, lordliche.

Synonyms

august, disdainful, grand, haughty, imperious, overbearing, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering

Scrabble Score: 10

lordly: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
lordly: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lordly: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

lordly: valid Words With Friends Word