kingly

[ king-lee ]

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adjective,king·li·er, king·li·est.

stately or splendid, as resembling, suggesting, or befitting a king; regal: He strode into the room with a kingly air.
pertaining or proper to a king: kingly power.

having the rank of king.
consisting of kings or others of royal rank: kingly personages.

adverb

in the manner of a king; regally.

Origin of kingly

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at king, -ly

synonym study For kingly

1, 2. Kingly, regal, royal refer to that which is closely associated with a king, or is suitable for one. What is kingly may either belong to a king, or be befitting, worthy of, or like a king: a kingly presence, appearance, graciousness. Regal is especially applied to the office of kingship or the outward manifestations of grandeur and majesty: regal authority, bearing, splendor, munificence. Royal is applied especially to what pertains to or is associated with the person of a monarch: the royal family, word, robes, salute; a royal residence.

Other words for kingly

1, 2	princely, sovereign, majestic, august, magnificent, exalted, grand

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Opposites for kingly

1, 2

lowly

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Other words from kingly

king·li·ness, noun
un·king·ly, adjective, adverb

Words Nearby kingly

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How to use kingly in a sentence

To have a fresh-from-the-garden salad in January is nothing short of kingly.
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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.”
The First Great Internet Novel | Lauren Elkin | July 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
He was too preoccupied with kingly matters to turn the cakes.
After Richard III, Archeologists Aim To Dig Up Alfred The Great | Tom Sykes | February 5, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
He continued its sale, however, as a kingly monopoly, allowing only those to engage in it who paid him for the privilege.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.
kingly authority was not gained at first through power over men's bodies, but through influence over their minds.
Man And His Ancestor | Charles Morris

The kingly power among the Jews was checked and hedged by other powers, so that an overgrown tyranny was difficult and unusual.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume II | John Lord
James thought his kingly power divine And, loathing Puritanic ‘whine,’
A Humorous History of England | C. Harrison
His cheek was red,And his eye was clear and bright; He ate and drank with a kingly zest,And peacefully snored at night.
The Book of Humorous Verse | Various

British Dictionary definitions for kingly

kingly

/ (ˈkɪŋlɪ) /

adjective-lier or -liest

appropriate to a king; majestic
royal

adverb

poetic, or archaic in a manner appropriate to a king

Derived forms of kingly

kingliness, noun

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