Lordly and Subdued
Opposite meaning words
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
Subdued
Subdued adjective - Not excessively showy.
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Subdued and Lordly. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lordly/subdued
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