2. Interjection. Expressing strong emotion, such as amazement. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lordy
1. in the manner of a lord [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lordy
Literary usage of Lordy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Through the Ivory Gate: Studies in Psychology and History by William Wotherspoon Ireland (1889)
"I am going to the lordy ! " ' I love the lordy with all my soul, ... But they
have murdered me for it, And that is the reason I am going to the lordy. ..."
2. Contemporary Verse Anthology: Favorite Poems Selected from the Magazine by Charles Wharton Stork (1920)
"... He had just finished polishing his teeth,— Novel achievement, and he swung
the brush With beat ecstatic, chanting joyously: "lordy, lordy, ..."
3. A plain commentary on the four holy Gospels [by J.W. Burgon]. 4 vols. [in 7 by Burgon John William (1855)
"... are prone to suspect Apostles and Evangelists of inaccurate memories, how they
reconcile their notion of Inspiration with this promise of our LORDy ? ..."
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