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
Superior is a synonym for lordly in attitude topic. In some cases you can use "Superior" instead an adjective "Lordly", when it comes to topics like snobbish, domineering.
Superior
Superior adjective - Having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude.
Usage example: that superior sportscaster lets it be known that he thinks all foreign baseball teams are second-rate
Lordly is a synonym for superior in attitude topic. Sometimes you can use "Lordly" instead an adjective "Superior", if it concerns topics such as condescending.
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