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Lordly Definition & Meaning

lordly
adjective
  1. of or befitting a lord; "heir to a lordly fortune"; "of august lineage"
  2. having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swagger"; "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette"; "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer

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What does lordly mean?
of or befitting a lord; "heir to a lordly fortune"; "of august lineage" having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swagger"; "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette"; "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer
What part of speech is lordly?
Lordly is an adjective.
How many definitions does lordly have?
Lordly has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).

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