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kingly
[ king-lee ]
adjective
- stately or splendid, as resembling, suggesting, or befitting a king; regal:
He strode into the room with a kingly air.
Synonyms: grand, exalted, magnificent, august, majestic, sovereign, princely
Antonyms: lowly
- pertaining or proper to a king:
kingly power.
Synonyms: grand, exalted, magnificent, august, majestic, sovereign, princely
Antonyms: lowly
- having the rank of king.
- consisting of kings or others of royal rank:
kingly personages.
adverb
- in the manner of a king; regally.
kingly
/ ˈkɪŋlɪ /
adjective
- appropriate to a king; majestic
- royal
adverb
- poetic.in a manner appropriate to a king
Derived Forms
- ˈkingliness, noun
Other Words From
- kingli·ness noun
- un·kingly adjective adverb
Word History and Origins
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
To have a fresh-from-the-garden salad in January is nothing short of kingly.
When a leak springs in her bathroom and she has to pay a kingly sum to the plumber, she Googles “how to get cash quick.”
He was too preoccupied with kingly matters to turn the cakes.
He continued its sale, however, as a kingly monopoly, allowing only those to engage in it who paid him for the privilege.
Kingly authority was not gained at first through power over men's bodies, but through influence over their minds.
The kingly power among the Jews was checked and hedged by other powers, so that an overgrown tyranny was difficult and unusual.
James thought his kingly power divine And, loathing Puritanic ‘whine,’
His cheek was red,And his eye was clear and bright; He ate and drank with a kingly zest,And peacefully snored at night.
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