Lordly and Shy

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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

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Shy is an antonym for lordly.

Nearby Words: lord, lordliness, lordship

Shy

Shy adjective - Easily frightened.

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Lordly is an antonym for shy.

Nearby Words: shying, shyness, shyly, shyer

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