01 a. Suitable for a lord; of or pertaining to a lord; resembling a lord; hence, grand; noble; dignified; honorable.
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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.
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Proud; haughty; imperious; insolent.“Lords are lordliest in their wine.” — Milton.
Syn.
Imperious; haughty; overbearing; tyrannical; despotic; domineering; arrogant. See Imperious.