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[ kween-lee ] / ˈkwin li / SEE SYNONYMS FOR queenly ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, queen·li·er, queen·li·est.belonging or proper to a queen: queenly propriety. befitting, or suggestive of, a queen: queenly grace. Origin of queenlyFirst recorded in 1530–40; queen + -ly OTHER WORDS FROM queenlyqueen·li·ness, nounun·queen·ly, adjectiveWords nearby queenlyqueenfish, queenhood, Queenie, queening, queen it, queenly, Queen Mab, Queen Maud Land, Queen Maud Range, queen mother, Queen of Heaven Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for queenlyWe privately see ourselves as queenly beings who get to decide which of our subjects to anoint with a knighthood. Hands Off My Call Girl!|Tracy Quan|February 25, 2010|DAILY BEAST The best known Elizabeth Taylor was one of Mary Pickford's most successful heirs—in money-earning as well as queenly status. Best of Brit Lit|Peter Stothard|April 23, 2009|DAILY BEAST "Thank you, madam," said Ina, in her own sweet but queenly way. The Woman-Hater|Charles Reade She stared at me, and I stared at her—just my height—just my air—modest, but queenly. Phemie Frost's Experiences|Ann S. Stephens
Elizabeth, being the chief of the contracting parties, took with her accustomed grace the queenly share. Drake, Nelson and Napoleon|Walter Runciman At other times I would picture myself as a wounded soldier watched over on his sickbed by queenly women. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 4 (of 6)|Havelock Ellis With proud and queenly air she drew on—Mr. Marrapit felt that the swift suspicion which had taken him had misjudged her. Once Aboard The Lugger|Arthur Stuart-Menteth Hutchinson
British Dictionary definitions for queenly
adjective -lier or -liestresembling or appropriate to a queen having the rank of queen adverbin a manner appropriate to a queen Derived forms of queenlyqueenliness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to queenlynoble, stately, illustrious, magnificent, imperial, aristocratic, dignified, solemn, imposing, palatial, opulent, luxurious, elegant, sumptuous, massive, grand, towering, ceremonial, gracious, patrician |