royally

adverb

roy·​al·​ly ˈrȯi-ə-lē How to pronounce royally (audio)
1
: by persons of royal rank or lineage
… a royally bred race horse …Peter Winants
royally appointed secretaries …Chester G. Starr
Soon, high-caste canines were so much in demand that royally bred hounds from the kennels of the Czar of Russia and the Queen of England were sent to Westminster and offered to the title-dazzled American public …Wendy Insinger
2
: to a standard befitting royalty : extremely well and luxuriously
Throughout my two-day visit at each institution I was treated royally, almost as though I were a font of wisdom bubbling forth vintage champagne.Vincent G. Dethier
"Here they are, queens all three, I think. You'll be waited on royally. Now let's go see the paradise I promised you."Heather Albano
Come in, and let us banquet royallyWilliam Shakespeare
3
informal : to a high degree
used as an intensive
… screws things up royallyDaniel Menaker
… their apartments have been royally trashed.Lee Child
He hadn't intended to make a speech. And it wasn't even what he had planned to say to them. He had gotten royally sidetracked.Maggie Davis
It doesn't take long to learn that a lie always unravels and that it always ends up making you feel royally cruddy.Amy Krouse Rosenthal

Examples of royally in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web One of the King’s royally swish gifts will go under the gavel this spring. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2024 Everyone else successfully balanced their scales except for Bananas, who royally screwed it up and had to run the next mile. Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2023 Another one of Queen Elizabeth II’s royally stylish SUVs is up for grabs. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 1 Feb. 2024 Dolly Parton was royally flustered by an invite from Kate Middleton. Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 23 Dec. 2023 This season’s campaign once again spotlights Slimane’s pooch, Elvis, as Princess Caroline of Hanover’s two royally gorgeous dogs, Police and Eloïse. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2023 But Amazon royally fumbled the bag in the same month that TikTok launched its own Amazon competitor, TikTok Shop. Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2023 With so many newbies, there are opportunities to create major change — but also to screw up royally. David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2023 Much like seating on an aircraft, the differences are stark: Up front you’re treated royally, while those in the middle and the back are often uncomfortable, getting squeezed with little room to maneuver. Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 7 July 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of royally was in the 15th century

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“Royally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/royally. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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