lordishly

English

Etymology

From lordish +‎ -ly.

Adverb

lordishly (comparative more lordishly, superlative most lordishly)

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