Kingly

Word KINGLY
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Hyphenation king ly
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Definitions and meanings of "Kingly"

What do we mean by kingly?

Having the status or rank of king. adjective

Of, like, or befitting a king; majestic and regal. adjective

In a royal way; royally. adverb

Of or pertaining to a king or kings; royal.

Of regal character or quality; king-like; exalted.

Synonyms Regal, etc. See royal.

In the manner of a king; royally.

In a kingly or kinglike manner. adverb

Belonging to, suitable to, or becoming, a king; characteristic of, or resembling, a king; directed or administered by a king; monarchical; royal; sovereign; regal; august; noble; grand. adjective

Majestic and regal. adjective

In a royal manner. adverb

Having the rank of or resembling or befitting a king adjective

Of or belonging to a king or kings; exercised by a king.

Characteristic of kings, majestic, regal.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Kingly

The word "kingly" in example sentences

Then the king kept silence and looked at the ground, and at length said to him in kingly fashion: "Behold, oh bishop, the poor people of this land are brought to shame, and I would rather fall in battle so that my people can continued to possess their land." ❋ Unknown (2008)

The supreme techne he calls kingly, and this is the techne that guides the use of all others ❋ Woodruff, Paul (2005)

Nothing is so good, nothing so serviceable to human life, as the smoking of tobacco -- which may well be called a kingly plant, seeing that the monarchs of the earth are not ashamed to use it. ❋ E. R. Billings (N/A)

What he did not find there was the natural prerogative -- such justification, in kingly, that is to say, in exceptional, qualities, of the exceptional position, as makes it practicable in the result. ❋ Walter Pater (1866)

Some of the styles of this discipline are listed below: First, we have Raja Yoga which is also referred to as the kingly form, and the discipline's chief practice is considered to be meditation which is also known to include several other methods that are known to help an individual control energy, body, mind and senses. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Although the first two presidents gave yearly addresses, Thomas Jefferson decided in 1801 that anything so resembling the British monarch's annual Speech From the Throne was too "kingly" for a young country fresh from a revolution. ❋ Karen Tumulty (2011)

My kids have used the gold for "kingly" costumes, the silver to be knights, and the bluey-holographic to be elves aka The Lord of the Rings. ❋ Heidi Hess Saxton (2007)

When America's Founders revolted against "taxation without representation," this is precisely the kind of kingly diktat they had in mind. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He had gone to ruin with a kind of kingly Abandon, like one who condescended; but once ruined, with the lights all out, he fought as for a kingdom. ❋ Unknown (2005)

I find the third interpretation most logically compelling of the three, although I am personally uncomfortable with much emphasis on the moral obligation of a husband to rule a woman or his house with some kind of kingly authority. ❋ DR. CRAIG GLICKMAN (2004)

He turned slowly, and with a kind of kingly courtesy kissed the long white fingers. ❋ Charles Garvice (N/A)

Then the Seigneur came in, leaning his arm very lightly on that of Medallion with a kind of kingly air; and, greeting his son before them all, as if they had parted yesterday, sat down. ❋ Gilbert Parker (1897)

Notwithstanding this kind of kingly establishment, there was very little about Otoo's person or court by which a stranger could distinguish the king from the subject. ❋ Robert Kerr (1784)

The "kingly" dildos are available in six sizes and forms. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Basil means "kingly" or "royal" in Greek and it was believed that only the king himself should be allowed to cut basil, with a golden sickle. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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