queenly
in a queenly manner.
Origin of queenly
1Other words from queenly
- queen·li·ness, noun
- un·queen·ly, adjective
Words Nearby queenly
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How to use queenly in a sentence
We privately see ourselves as queenly beings who get to decide which of our subjects to anoint with a knighthood.
The best known Elizabeth Taylor was one of Mary Pickford's most successful heirs—in money-earning as well as queenly status.
Venice is a City of the Past, and wears her faded yet queenly robes more gracefully by night than by day.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleySure no words that ever were spoken could describe her queenly gait and inspiring glances.
The Whale and the Grasshopper | Seumas O'BrienNita was unconscious that the stranger's eyes dwelt admiringly upon her queenly beauty as she sat in the velvet arm-chair.
They Looked and Loved | Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller
Mrs. Slade considered that she herself could have carried off that elegance in a much more queenly manner.
The Butterfly House | Mary E. Wilkins FreemanBut one of them, a queenly-looking lady, would not be satisfied with the answer.
Prudy Keeping House | Sophie May
British Dictionary definitions for queenly
/ (ˈkwiːnlɪ) /
resembling or appropriate to a queen
having the rank of queen
in a manner appropriate to a queen
Derived forms of queenly
- queenliness, noun
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