lordy

[ lawr-dee ]

/ ˈlɔr di /

interjection Informal: Older Use.

(often initial capital letter) (used in exclamatory phrases to express surprise, elation, etc.): Oh lordy, what a mess!

Origin of lordy

First recorded in 1820–25; lord (the interjection) + -y²

Words nearby lordy

Lord's Supper, Lord's table, Lords Temporal, Lord Temporal, Lord, what fools these mortals be!, lordy, lore, Lorelei, Loren, Lorena, Lorentz

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Example sentences from the Web for lordy

Nothing at all—and if it hadn't been for Lordy, we'd all three have been expelled.
Just Patty|Jean Webster
"Lordy needn't make such a fuss over my standing," said Priscilla, frowning over an armful of clothes.
Just Patty|Jean Webster
Lordy, he said to the surrounding faces, he hasnt tumbled to it yet!
The Ranchman|Charles Alden Seltzer
Lordy, chile, dey's thousan's, an' thousan's er Yankees des over dat little hill dar—dey'll kill every one er you all!
The Southerner|Thomas Dixon

But, Lordy, honey, you an' me's gwine ter have joyful times!
The Sins of the Father|Thomas Dixon

British Dictionary definitions for lordy

lordy

/ (ˈlɔːdɪ) /

interjection

mainly US and Canadian an exclamation of surprise or dismay

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单词	lordy
释义	lordy [ lawr-dee ] / ˈlɔr di / interjection Informal: Older Use. (often initial capital letter) (used in exclamatory phrases to express surprise, elation, etc.): Oh lordy, what a mess! Origin of lordy First recorded in 1820–25; lord (the interjection) + -y² Words nearby lordy Lord's Supper, Lord's table, Lords Temporal, Lord Temporal, Lord, what fools these mortals be!, lordy, lore, Lorelei, Loren, Lorena, Lorentz Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lordy Nothing at all—and if it hadn't been for Lordy, we'd all three have been expelled. Just Patty\|Jean Webster "Lordy needn't make such a fuss over my standing," said Priscilla, frowning over an armful of clothes. Just Patty\|Jean Webster Lordy, he said to the surrounding faces, he hasnt tumbled to it yet! The Ranchman\|Charles Alden Seltzer Lordy, chile, dey's thousan's, an' thousan's er Yankees des over dat little hill dar—dey'll kill every one er you all! The Southerner\|Thomas Dixon But, Lordy, honey, you an' me's gwine ter have joyful times! The Sins of the Father\|Thomas Dixon British Dictionary definitions for lordy lordy / (ˈlɔːdɪ) / interjection mainly US and Canadian an exclamation of surprise or dismay Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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