as in regal
fit for or worthy of a royal ruler
a richly appointed, queenly bedroom, complete with a massive four-poster bed
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Recent Examples of queenly
For the first time, Gaga, whose many years of queenly isolation led her fans to dub her Mother Monster—the patron misfit of the misfits—is publicly discussing a yearning to start a family, retreat from the grind, loosen her vise grip on persona.
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Rachel Syme,
The New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2025
The Instagram photo showing her queenly self in the glowing red chest plate caught the attention of the manufacturer, and Gasteyer gave Omnilux permission to share it on their own socials.
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Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
6 Sep. 2024
The smoky timber of Okonedo’s voice endows Regina with a queenly confidence, despite her flighty circumstances.
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Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2024
The queenly soprano, whom everyone venerates but somehow fails to recognize, gives off a whiff of Emilia Marty in Janacek’s The Makropulos Case.
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Vulture,
17 Nov. 2023
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Rachel Syme,
The New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2025
The Instagram photo showing her queenly self in the glowing red chest plate caught the attention of the manufacturer, and Gasteyer gave Omnilux permission to share it on their own socials.
—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
6 Sep. 2024
The smoky timber of Okonedo’s voice endows Regina with a queenly confidence, despite her flighty circumstances.
—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2024
The queenly soprano, whom everyone venerates but somehow fails to recognize, gives off a whiff of Emilia Marty in Janacek’s The Makropulos Case.
—
Vulture,
17 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for queenly
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The room retains a fittingly regal affect, decorated in the store’s trademark eau de nil (take that, Tiffany).
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Orange and yellow airbrushing crown these already regal-looking gold chrome nails.
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Other royal commentators have suggested that while tensions remain, the extent of any current disagreement between father and son has not been publicly confirmed.
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On June 22, Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton offered the rare comment to The Times in a wide-ranging interview about his service in the royal household, getting to know Kate Middleton and his debut novel Beyond the Edge of Light, out July 9.
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“Queenly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queenly. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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