queenlier; queenliest
queenliness
noun
queenly
adverb
Synonyms
Examples of queenly in a Sentence
She maintained a queenly posture.
a richly appointed, queenly bedroom, complete with a massive four-poster bed
Recent Examples on the Web
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
Within these walls the queen could take a break from her queenly duties, entertain her coterie of closest confidantes, and play with her children.
—Leena Kim, Town & Country, 17 July 2023
Lola Sherman’s Seaside Musings column For just a few hours last month, eight women ages 37 to 55 were 15 years old again, wearing ball gowns and queenly crowns and being feted at a giant party in Vista.
—Lola Sherman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2023
See all Example Sentences for queenly 
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
Within these walls the queen could take a break from her queenly duties, entertain her coterie of closest confidantes, and play with her children.
—Leena Kim, Town & Country, 17 July 2023
Lola Sherman’s Seaside Musings column For just a few hours last month, eight women ages 37 to 55 were 15 years old again, wearing ball gowns and queenly crowns and being feted at a giant party in Vista.
—Lola Sherman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2023
See all Example Sentences for queenly
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'queenly.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near queenly
Cite this Entry
“Queenly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/queenly. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
queenly
adjective
queen·ly
ˈkwēn-lē 
: resembling a queen
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share