lordishly

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US/ˈlɔɹ.dɪʃ.li/

adverb

In a lordish manner.

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Meanings

adverblordishly (comparative more lordishly, superlative most 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

Origin

From lordish + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

lordishly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lordishly

MLA

“lordishly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lordishly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lordishly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lordishly.

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