lord•ly
  Pronunciation: (lôrd'lē), [key]    — adj., adv. -li•er, -li•est, 
  
 
—adj. - suitable for a lord, as trappings or ceremonies; grand or magnificent.  
- insolently imperious; haughty; arrogant; overbearing: lordly contempt. 
- of or pertaining to a lord.  
- having the character or attributes of a lord.  
- befitting a lord, as actions: lordly manners. 
 
—adv. - in the manner of a lord.  
 
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