lordly

lordly is a 6-letter English word with 5 senses as adverb and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Suitable for a lord; of or pertaining to a lord; resembling a lord; hence, grand; noble; dignified; honorable. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 11 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. superlative. Suitable for a lord; of or pertaining to a lord; resembling a lord; hence, grand; noble; dignified; honorable.
2. superlative. Proud; haughty; imperious; insolent.
3. adverb. In a lordly manner.
4. adjective. of or befitting a lord

   "heir to a lordly fortune"

   "of august lineage"

   Synonyms: august, grand

5. adjective. having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy- W.L.Shirer

   "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"

   "haughty aristocrats"

   Synonyms: disdainful, haughty, imperious, overbearing, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering

Synonyms

august, grand, disdainful, haughty, imperious, overbearing, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in lordly:

drolly

Common word forms

lordlier, lordlily, lordliest

Words from these letters

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