Humble and Lordly

Humble

Humble adjective - Not having or showing any feelings of superiority, self-assertiveness, or showiness.
Usage example: even though she'd been proven wrong, her attitude was still far from humble

Lordly is an antonym for humble in modest topic.

Nearby Words: humbled, humbling, humbly

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

Humble is an antonym for lordly.

Nearby Words: lord, lordliness, lordship
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