adj
Meaning 1
Having the status, rank or qualities of a queen; regal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
queenly
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/ˈkwiːnli/
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adj
Meaning 2
Resembling a queen (a typically feminine gay man); queenish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adv
Meaning 3
In a queenly manner; regally.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective satellite
Meaning 4
having the rank of or resembling or befitting a queen
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- queenly propriety
- clad in her queenly raiment
- Rosetti's queenly portraits of women
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: queenlike
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English queenly, quenly, from Old English cwēnlīċ, equivalent to queen + -ly.
Etymology tree English queen Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English queenly From queen + -ly.