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lordishly

US/ˈlɔɹ.dɪʃ.li/

lordishly adverb: in a lordish manner.

Adverb

lordishly (comparative more lordishly, superlative most lordishly)

  1. In a lordish manner.
    • Bark peeled from them, brittle as cicada shell; in their branches stood tawny frogmouths, their beaks lordishly raised.2011, Sonya Hartnett, The Ghost's Child - Page 19

Forms of lordishly

comparativemore lordishly
superlativemost lordishly

Origin of lordishly

From lordish + -ly.

Questions about lordishly

What does lordishly mean?
Lordishly means in a lordish manner.
What part of speech is lordishly?
Lordishly is an adverb.
How do you pronounce lordishly?
Lordishly is pronounced /ˈlɔɹ.dɪʃ.li/ (US).

Words near lordishly in the dictionary

  1. lording it over
  2. lording over
  3. lordings
  4. Lordis
  5. lordish
  6. lordishly
  7. lordkin
  8. lordkins
  9. lordless
  10. lordlessness
  11. lordlet

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