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queenly

[kween-lee]

queen·ly

[kween-lee] adjective, -li·er, -li·est, adverb
adjective
1.
belonging or proper to a queen: queenly propriety.
2.
befitting, or suggestive of, a queen: queenly grace.
adverb
3.
in a queenly manner.

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Queenly is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.

Origin:
1530–40; queen + -ly

queen·li·ness, noun
un·queen·ly, adjective
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queenly (ˈkwiːnlɪ)
 
adj , -lier, -liest
1.  resembling or appropriate to a queen
2.  having the rank of queen
 
adv
3.  in a manner appropriate to a queen
 
'queenliness
 
n

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