lordy C1 Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives US /ˈlɔrdi/ UK /ˈlɔːdi/ See IPA manual Freq #21542 Meanings 1 interj informal or dated: used to express surprise, alarm, frustration, or other strong feeling Lordy, I did not expect the river to rise so quickly. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 interj · informal or dated: used to... goodnessgood grieflord Word family Related forms lawkslord Etymology From Lord + -y, recorded especially in nineteenth-century American speech. It functions as a mild exclamation or euphemistic oath rather than as a literal form of address. Topics Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # lordy **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** interj **IPA (US):** /ˈlɔrdi/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈlɔːdi/ **Frequency rank:** 21542 ## Meanings 1. informal or dated: used to express surprise, alarm, frustration, or other strong feeling ## Examples - Lordy, I did not expect the river to rise so quickly. ## Synonyms - goodness - good grief - lord ## Related Forms - lawks - lord ## Etymology From Lord + -y, recorded especially in nineteenth-century American speech. It functions as a mild exclamation or euphemistic oath rather than as a literal form of address. ## Topics - Word Formation & Derivatives - Register & Style - General Vocabulary markdown