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. [ 1913 Webster ] She brought forth butter in a lordly dish. Judges v. 25. [ 1913 Webster ] Lordly sins require lordly estates to support them. South. [ 1913 Webster ] The maidens gathered strength and grace And presence, lordlier than before. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Proud; haughty; imperious; insolent. [ 1913 Webster ] Lords are lordliest in their wine. Milton. Syn. -- Imperious; haughty; overbearing; tyrannical; despotic; domineering; arrogant. See Imperious. [ 1913 Webster ] |