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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Lordly \Lord"ly\, a. [Compar. {Lordlier}; superl. {Lordliest}.]
[Lord + -ly. Cf. {Lordlike}.]
1. Suitable for a lord; of or pertaining to a lord;
resembling a lord; hence, grand; noble; dignified;
honorable.
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She brought forth butter in a lordly dish. --Judges
v. 25.
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Lordly sins require lordly estates to support them.
--South.
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The maidens gathered strength and grace
And presence, lordlier than before. --Tennyson.
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2. Proud; haughty; imperious; insolent.
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Lords are lordliest in their wine. --Milton.
Syn: Imperious; haughty; overbearing; tyrannical; despotic;
domineering; arrogant. See {Imperious}.
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