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
Pretentious and lordly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pretentious" instead an adjective "Lordly".
Pretentious
Pretentious adjective - Self-consciously trying to present an appearance of grandeur or importance.
Usage example: that pretentious couple always serves caviar at their parties, even though they themselves dislike it
Lordly and pretentious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lordly" instead an adjective "Pretentious".
Nearby Words: pretentiousness, pretentiously
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- affected and lordly
- affected and pretentious
- lofty and lordly
- lofty and pretentious
- ostentatious and lordly
- ostentatious and pretentious
- self-important and lordly
- self-important and pretentious
- overbearing and lordly
- overbearing and pretentious
- haughty and lordly
- haughty and pretentious
- grandiose and lordly
- grandiose and pretentious
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