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Meaning of "lordly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LORDLY

lordly  [ˈlɔːdlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LORDLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lordly can act as an adjective and an adverb.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES LORDLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of lordly in the English dictionary

The first definition of lordly in the dictionary is haughty; arrogant; proud. Other definition of lordly is of or befitting a lord. Lordly is also in the manner of a lord.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LORDLY


absurdly
æbˈsɜːdlɪ
blackguardly
ˈblæɡɑːdlɪ
broadly
ˈbrɔːdlɪ
continuedly
kənˈtɪnjuːdlɪ
crudely
ˈkruːdlɪ
hardly
ˈhɑːdlɪ
lewdly
ˈluːdlɪ
nudely
ˈnjuːdlɪ
renewedly
rɪˈnjuːdlɪ
rudely
ˈruːdlɪ
shrewdly
ˈʃruːdlɪ
subduedly
səbˈdjuːdlɪ
thirdly
ˈθɜːdlɪ
unlordly
ʌnˈlɔːdlɪ
untowardly
ˌʌntəˈwɔːdlɪ
weak-kneedly
ˌwiːkˈniːdlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LORDLY

lording
lordkin
lordless
lordlier
lordliest
lordlike
lordliness
lordling
lordolatry
lordosis
lordotic
Lords
Lords Spiritual
Lords Temporal
lords-and-ladies
lordship
Lordship of the Isles
lordy

WORDS THAT END LIKE LORDLY

awkwardly
backwardly
bastardly
cowardly
dastardly
downwardly
eastwardly
forwardly
haphazardly
inwardly
leftwardly
northwardly
outwardly
southwardly
standardly
straightforwardly
upwardly
weirdly
westwardly
wizardly

Synonyms and antonyms of lordly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LORDLY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «lordly» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of lordly

Translation of «lordly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LORDLY

Find out the translation of lordly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lordly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lordly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

气派
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

señorial
570 millions of speakers

English

lordly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गर्वित
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

барски
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

senhorial
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লর্র্ডতুল্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

seigneurial
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ketuhanan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

herrschaftlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

立派な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

귀족
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jujur
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

oai vệ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

செருக்குடைய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

धनी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kibirli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nobile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

władczy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

панськи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lordly
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αρχοντική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sierlike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lordly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

prektig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lordly

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LORDLY»

The term «lordly» is normally little used and occupies the 120.448 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LORDLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lordly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lordly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lordly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LORDLY»

Discover the use of lordly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lordly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Lordly Ones
Keith Robert's The Lordly Ones offers a wide variety of sf and fantasy (and even a ghost story). The title story is a vision of near-future Britain collapsing in social disorder told from the viewpoint of a slow-witted lavatory attendant.
Keith Roberts, 2013
2
Lordly Cartoons
An alternative view of Lords and Ladies through cartoons published over the last 250 years.
Alan Mumford, 2003
3
Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber
In this "Official Strategy Guide" includes detailed maps for all crucial locations, a complete moves list, locations of all hidden items, in-depth walkthroughs, and complete enemies list and monsters list.
Steve Honeywell, 2000
4
Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kausitaki Brahmanas of ...
The seventh is for Indra ; Indra is the lordly power ; (it serves) to win the glory of the lordly power. The eighth is for the Maruts ; the Maruts are the waters ; the waters are food ; (it serves) to obtain proper food. The ninth is for Indra and Agni ...
‎1998
5
The Collected Poems of Charles Olson: Excluding the Maximus ...
The lordly and isolate Satyrs — look at them come in on the left side of the beach like a motorcycle club! And the handsomest of them, the one who has a woman, driving that snazzy convertible Wow, did you ever see even in a museum such a  ...
Charles Olson, George F. Butterick, 1987
6
The Works of D. H. Lawrence
Climb Down, O Lordly Mind Climb down, O lordly mind! O eagle of the mind, alas, you are more like a buzzard. Come down now, from your pre-eminence, O mind, O lofty spirit! Your hour has struck your unique day is over. Absolutism is ...
David Herbert Lawrence, 1994
7
Suicides and Jazzers
I asked, well knowing it was our lordly Hudson hardly flowing, "It is our lordly Hudson hardly flowing," he said, "under the green-grown cliffs." Be still, man! no one needs your passionate suffrage to select this glory, this is our lordly Hudson  ...
Hayden Carruth, 1992
8
The New American Poetry, 1945-1960
The lordly and isolate Satyrs — look at them come in on the left side of the beach like a motorcycle club! And the handsomest of them, the one who has a woman, driving that snazzy convertible Wow, did you ever see even in a museum such a  ...
Donald Allen, 1999
9
The Lordly Ones: A History of the Neville Family and Their ...
The book is written with gusto, in similar style to the popular Deceivers , but its content is rooted in hard evidence: the author looks to contemporary and near-contemporary source material, rendering the volume not only enjoyable but ...
‎1998
10
The Life and Acts of Matthew Parker: An appendix to The life ...
Sampson. good Lord, the Lord Burghley, Lord High Treasurer of England. Number XCIV. Mr. Sampson to Grindal, Archbishop of York : censuring his lordly state and title. YOUR loving letters dated 20. Octob. written sine fuco MSS. G. aut fastu ...
John Strype, 1821

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LORDLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lordly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Chester exhibit looks at undergarments: bloomers to thongs - Nova …
Dudley Grove and Fran Underwood have worked for years to put together an exhibit called Underneath It All at Lordly House in Chester. «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
2
Left of the Bang by Claire Lowdon review – sex, class and the …
... trappings of her privileged childhood … in the bedroom there was an unmistakable flavour of dominion and servitude – she lordly, reclining, ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
On the verge of extinction
But the most iconic image caught by our cameraman is that of the lordly elephant struggling against humans. It encapsulates how man, ... «The Sunday Times Sri Lanka, Jul 15»
4
First Folio makes sense of tricky 'Winter's Tale'
Michael Joseph Mitchell plays both of Perdita's saviors — lordly Antigonus and the lowborn shepherd. The mother-daughter directing team of ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
5
During Men's Fashion Week, Media Connections Play a Part
There were no toasts, no airs and no lordly presiding. (Mr. Cruz gamely signed all autographs and posed for all selfies.) New York Fashion ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
6
The Spectator at war: Catching the train
Even if by the latter part of August we are not in a position to lavish shell upon our enemies in the lordly way in which the French lavish it, we ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
7
Simons: Ice District name too slick and corporate-cold for comfort
Ice District: more than 10 hectares of downtown renamed, in an icy instant, by the lordly fiat of Daryl Katz, launched by an oddly dark and ... «Edmonton Journal, Jul 15»
8
Here's How Kourtney Kardashian Is Moving On After Breaking Up …
... the going gets tough, these siblings drop everything and stick together! PHOTOS: Relive the most lordly moments from Scott on KUWTK ... «E! Online, Jul 15»
9
The dying beauty of old Bucharest
There were three types of inns: monasterial (manastiresti), boyar ones (boieresti), and lordly (domnesti). As Calea Mosilor witnessed a rise in ... «Open Democracy, Jul 15»
10
She Stoops to Conquer stands the test of time
Catherine Steadman also puts in a fine turn as Kate Hardcastle, switching effortlessly between a lordly cut-glass inflection and an 'umble West ... «Swindon Advertiser, Jul 15»

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