Definitions
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- adverb In a
baronial manner.
Etymologies
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baronial + -ly
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Examples
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A large silver tankard curiously embossed, and bearing some armorial signets, formed an exception to the general aspect of things, and looked quite baronially down on its serf-like companions.
Margaret 1851
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He remains baronially wealthy, but says he has endured financial pain, too: until a year ago, he says, the bulk of his investment portfolio was split equally between Citi stock and Treasuries.
NYT > Home Page By KATRINA BROOKER 2010
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