Base and Lordly

Base

Base adjective - Showing, expressing, or offered in a spirit of humility or unseemly submissiveness.
Usage example: her base obedience to every unprincipled action ordered by her boss

Lordly is an antonym for base.

Nearby Words: basic, basal, based, baseline, baseball

Lordly

Lordly adjective - Having, characterized by, or arising from a dignified and generous nature.
Usage example: born to great wealth, he has always displayed a lordly generosity toward the less fortunate

Base is an antonym for lordly.

Nearby Words: lord, lordliness, lordship
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