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
Swaggering is a synonym for lordly in imperious topic. In some cases you can use "Swaggering" instead an adjective "Lordly".
Swaggering
Swaggering adjective - Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy.
Usage example: "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer
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- self-important and lordly
- self-important and swaggering
- contemptuous and lordly
- contemptuous and swaggering
- overbearing and lordly
- overbearing and swaggering
- haughty and lordly
- haughty and swaggering
- pompous and lordly
- pompous and swaggering
- arrogant and lordly
- arrogant and swaggering
- conceited and lordly
- conceited and swaggering
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