ADJECTIVE | all | lordly, august, grand | of or befitting a lord |
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all | lordly, disdainful, haughty, imperious, overbearing, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering | having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy |
Meaning | Of or befitting a lord. | |
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Example | "heir to a lordly fortune" | |
Synonyms | august, grand | |
Broader | noble | Of or belonging to or constituting / constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times |
Spanish | augusto, señorial, señoril | |
Catalan | august | |
Nouns | Lord | a titled peer of the realm |
lordliness | formality in bearing and appearance |
Meaning | Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy. | |
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Example | "his lordly manners were offensive" | |
Synonyms | disdainful, haughty, imperious, overbearing, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering | |
Broader | proud | Feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth |
Spanish | altivo, arrogante, desdeñoso, despectivo, imperioso, orgulloso, soberbio | |
Catalan | arrogant, desdenyós, despectiu, imperiós, superb | |
Nouns | lordliness | overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors |
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