lordly

• Adjektiv, das jemanden oder etwas beschreibt, das hochmütig, herrisch oder einem Lord angemessen ist; heute gilt es als veraltet oder literarisch.

An adjective describing someone or something that is haughty, imperious, or befitting a lord; now considered archaic or literary.

1. Befitting a lordC1formal

   Characteristic of or suitable for a lord; noble, grand, or magnificent in manner or appearance.

   Herrschaftlich

   • The mansion had a lordly grandeur that impressed all visitors.
   • He carried himself with a lordly air, as if born to rule.
   • Her lordly command of the room left no doubt about her authority.

   Synonymeaugustdignifiedgrandimposingmagnificentmajesticnobleregalsplendidstately

   Antonymebasehumbleignoblelowlymeanservile

2. Arrogant or haughtyC1formal

   Having an attitude of superiority and disdain toward others; condescending and proud.

   Hochnäsig

   • His lordly dismissal of the offer offended the negotiators.
   • She treated the servants with a lordly contempt that was hard to endure.
   • The critic gave a lordly sneer at the artist's humble work.

   Synonymearrogantconceitedcondescendingdisdainfulhaughtyhigh-handedimperiousoverbearingpatronizingpompousproudsnobbishsupercilioussuperior

   Antonymehumblemodestservileunassuming