Compliant and Lordly

Compliant

Compliant adjective - Readily giving in to the command or authority of another.

Lordly is an antonym for compliant.

Nearby Words: compliance, complied, compliancy

Lordly

Lordly adjective - Having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude.
Usage example: one dinner guest was a little lordly about her status as a vegetarian, even asking the other diners how they could bear to eat dead animals

Compliant is an antonym for lordly.

Nearby Words: lord, lordliness, lordship
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