kingly
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li adjective
1.
stately or splendid, as resembling, suggesting, or befitting a king; regal: He strode into the room with a kingly air.
2.
pertaining or proper to a king: kingly power.
3.
having the rank of king.
4.
consisting of kings or others of royal rank: kingly personages.
adverb
5.
in the manner of a king; regally.
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Related forms
king·li·ness, noun
un·king·ly, adjective, adverb
Synonyms
1, 2. princely, sovereign, majestic, august, magnificent, exalted, grand. 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.
1, 2. princely, sovereign, majestic, august, magnificent, exalted, grand. 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.
Antonyms
1, 2. lowly.
1, 2. lowly.
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kingly (ˈkɪŋlɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj , -lier, -liest | |
| 1. | appropriate to a king; majestic |
| 2. | royal |
| —adv | |
| 3. | poetic, archaic or in a manner appropriate to a king |
| 'kingliness | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
The actor is too relaxed and jocular to convey the kingly pride or the tension and insecurity of being an underworld monarch.
Today's dog of the day honoree is a tiny pup with a kingly manner.
Pre-colonial patterns of kingly and princely control of land have yielded under colonial and post-colonial dynamics.
But there is a natural inclination in mankind to kingly government.
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