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: by persons of royal rank or lineage
… a royally bred race horse …—
Peter Winants
Peter Winants… royally appointed secretaries …—Chester G. Starr
Chester G. StarrSoon, 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
Wendy Insinger2
: 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
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
Heather AlbanoCome in, and let us banquet royally …—William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare3
informal
: to a high degree
—used as an intensive
… screws things up royally …—Daniel Menaker
Daniel Menaker… their apartments have been royally trashed.—Lee Child
Lee ChildHe 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
Maggie DavisIt 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
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At the turn of the new millennium, Andrews continued to work, delivering a royally unforgettable portrayal of Queen Clarisse Renaldi in The Princess Diaries films.
—Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
The president is also royally flattered by exceptional attention and has embraced the grandeur of his office in his second term.
—Jill Lawless, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
Even the man who wrote eloquent romantic soliloquies that have endured centuries still royally pissed off his wife on the regular.
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But when total commitment collides with enough gore and guts, this wonderfully energetic soiree sidesteps tired tropes to reach a royally dark place.
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Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
The president is also royally flattered by exceptional attention and has embraced the grandeur of his office in his second term.
—Jill Lawless, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
Even the man who wrote eloquent romantic soliloquies that have endured centuries still royally pissed off his wife on the regular.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
But when total commitment collides with enough gore and guts, this wonderfully energetic soiree sidesteps tired tropes to reach a royally dark place.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 May 2025
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“Royally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/royally. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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