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Queenly definition

kwēnlē
queenlier queenliest
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Having the status, rank or qualities of a queen; regal.
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In a queenly manner; regally.
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Having the status or rank of queen.
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Of, resembling, or befitting a queen; majestic and regal.
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In a royal way; regally.
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Of, like, or fit for a queen or queens; royal; regal.
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Adjective

Base Form:
queenly
Comparative:
queenlier
Superlative:
queenliest

Origin of queenly

  • queen +"Ž -ly

    From Wiktionary

Queenly Sentence Examples

  • She was one of the Nereids, and distinguishable from the others only by her queenly attributes.

  • Her own life was by choice, and as far as her position would admit, one of almost austere simplicity and homeliness; and her subjects were proud of a royalty which involved none of the mischiefs of caprice or ostentation, but set an example alike of motherly sympathy and of queenly dignity.

  • However, they perfectly complemented the queenly role that Alva envisaged for herself, and also the Vanderbilt servants in livery.

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