humble vs lordly

humble

adj
  • Not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming. 

  • Having a low opinion of oneself; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; modest. 

verb
  • To make humble or lowly; to make less proud or arrogant; to make meek and submissive. 

  • To defeat or reduce the power, independence, or pride of 

noun
  • An arrest based on weak evidence intended to demean or punish the subject. 

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 humble and lordly occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )