lordly
/loɹdli/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Appropriate for, or suitable to, a lord; glorious.
adj
Alternative form of lordly.
Example Sentences
- "Show us your lordly might: demonstrate that you can order people and get them to obey."
- "But they are the peers of the Queensland Parliament, and, having no lordly robes, must approach the Old Country model as closely as possible."
- "[I]n that some form of duty and sacrifice (here, participation in the 1848 Revolution and a recognition of his lordly duty) is not only beneficially character-forming but also leads ultimately to a condition which is 'sublime'."
- "Samson, in reply to this, says, “If you are not lordly, nor value your lordly title, as you tell me, and I trust in truth and sincerity, shall I call you a phoenix?"
- "[H]e's still got his lordly habits, and more so since coming out of the war as a general.' 'A colonel, Sammy,' said Rachel. 'Same thing, good as,' said Sammy. 'Boots, of course, does wear his lordly crown with style,' said Rachel. 'Don't I know it?"
- "Deep, indeed, / Their debt of thanks to her who first had dared / To leap the rotten pales of prejudice, / Disyoke their necks from custom, and assert / None lordlier than themselves but that which made / Woman and man."
Etymology
From Middle English lordly, lordlich, from Old English hlāfordlīċ (“lordly; heroic; noble”), equivalent to lord + -ly (forming adjectives).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /loɹdli/
- British English: /lɔːdli/