bold-faced vs lordly

bold-faced

adj
  • Brazen, audacious or impudent. 

  • Printed in boldface. 

lordly

adj
  • Proud; haughty; imperious; insolent. 

  • Of or relating to a lord. 

  • Having the qualities of a lord; lordlike; noble 

  • Appropriate for, or suitable to, a lord; glorious. 

adv
  • In the manner of a lord. Showing command or nobility. 

How often have the words bold-faced and lordly occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )