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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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
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
The actress, who starred as Sorsha in 1988's Willow and returns as an older, queenly version of the character in the new Disney+ series, is delighted to be back in the fantasy world.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2022
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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
The actress, who starred as Sorsha in 1988's Willow and returns as an older, queenly version of the character in the new Disney+ series, is delighted to be back in the fantasy world.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2022
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“Queenly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queenly. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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