The meaning of Lordly

adjective

Of, belonging to, or typical of the aristocracy.

Usage examples:

An aristocratic family

adjective

Respected and impressive.

Usage examples:

She was in august company

noun

The eighth month of the year, in the northern hemisphere usually considered the last month of summer.

Usage examples:

The sultry haze of late august

adjective

Having great importance and respect in society

Usage examples:

We toured the august chambers of the supreme court.

adjective

Very polite or refined, as befitting a royal court.

Usage examples:

He gave a courtly bow

adjective

Polite and formal in behaviour

Usage examples:

Quiet courtly life did not satisfy the king.

adjective

Having or showing a composed or serious manner that is worthy of respect.

Usage examples:

She maintained a dignified silence

verb

Make (something) seem worthy and impressive.

Usage examples:

The americans had dignified their departure with a ceremony

adjective

Serious and graceful in manner or style in a way that deserves respect

Usage examples:

A quiet, dignified person

adjective

(of a person or their rank or status) at a high or powerful level.

Usage examples:

It had taken her years of infighting to reach her present exalted rank

verb

Think or speak very highly of (someone or something).

Usage examples:

The party will continue to exalt their hero

adjective

Magnificent and imposing in appearance, size, or style.

Usage examples:

A grand country house

noun

A thousand dollars or pounds.

Usage examples:

He gets thirty-five grand a year

adjective

Important and large in degree or size

Usage examples:

When i mess up, i mess up on a grand scale., the ten top essayists will compete for the $10,000 gra…

adjective

Relating to an empire.

Usage examples:

Britain's imperial past

noun

A small pointed beard growing below the lower lip (associated with napoleon iii of france).

Usage examples:

The poet wore a luxuriant black moustache and imperial, and a slouched hat which shaded the forehead.

adjective

Grand and impressive in appearance.

Usage examples:

An imposing 17th-century manor house

verb

Force (an unwelcome decision or ruling) on someone.

Usage examples:

The decision was theirs and was not imposed on them by others

adjective

Noticeable because of large size, appearance, or importance

Usage examples:

An imposing mansion

adjective

Evoking admiration through size, quality, or skill; grand, imposing, or awesome.

Usage examples:

An impressive view of the mountains

adjective

Causing someone to feel admiration or respect

Usage examples:

An impressive performance, an impressively large collection of medals

adjective

Associated with or typical of a king; regal.

Usage examples:

His kingly duties

adjective

Relating to or typical of a king

Usage examples:

It is hard to give up the kingly throne and lead the life of a hermit., in kingly fashion, he rarel…

adjective

Of imposing height.

Usage examples:

The elegant square was shaded by lofty palms

adjective

High

Usage examples:

Lofty mountains, lofty sentiments

adjective

Extremely beautiful, elaborate, or impressive.

Usage examples:

A dramatic landscape of magnificent mountains

adjective

Having or showing impressive beauty or scale.

Usage examples:

The majestic canadian rockies

adjective

(of something) having the quality of causing you to feel great admiration and respect for it because of its size, power, or beauty

Usage examples:

We flew over the majestic sierra nevada mountains.

adjective

Belonging by rank, title, or birth to the aristocracy.

Usage examples:

The medieval palace was once owned by a noble florentine family

noun

(especially in former times) a person of noble rank or birth.

Usage examples:

The greater a noble's military power, the more land he could control

adjective

Relating to a prince.

Usage examples:

The princely states of india

adjective

(esp. of money) very large in amount

Usage examples:

Advertisers pay a princely sum for prime-time commercials.

adjective

Of, resembling, or fit for a monarch, especially in being magnificent or dignified.

Usage examples:

Her regal bearing

noun

A small portable reed organ of the 16th and 17th centuries, with a pair of horizontal bellows on top.

Usage examples:

Small portable organs consisting entirely of regals were widely used in the 16th and 17th centuries.

adjective

Having the status of a king or queen or a member of their family.

Usage examples:

Contributors included members of the royal family

noun

A member of the royal family.

Usage examples:

The royals are coming under the tv microscope

adjective

Belonging or connected to a king or queen

Usage examples:

Sweden’s royal family

adjective

Impressive or grand in size, appearance, or manner.

Usage examples:

A stately 19th-century mansion