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Another word for lordly

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Adjective

  1. Exercising authority

    See also:

    strong

    over

  2. Large and impressive in size, scope, or extent

    See also:

    good

    big

  3. Overly convinced of one's own superiority and importance

    Idioms:
    See also:

    attitude

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Another word for lordly

Modifier

  1. Noble

    See also:

    noble

  2. Pompous

    See also:

    egotistic

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Sentence Examples

  • Unfortunately, Descartes is too lordly a philosopher to explain distinctly what either understanding or will may mean.

  • Such lordly pomp is not for me, Far other scenes my eyes must see: yet deign to list my harping.

  • lordly rank and power.

  • lordly castle, and in its day Bodiam must have been very magnificent.

  • lordly apartments, which were reached by way of the stair in the north end of the courtyard.

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