queenlier; queenliest
queenliness
noun
queenly
adverb
Examples of queenly in a Sentence
She maintained a queenly posture.
a richly appointed, queenly bedroom, complete with a massive four-poster bed
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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
Only the muscle twitching in her neck betrays this queenly act; how Shaw manages to switch on this apparently involuntary tell is a thespian mystery.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025
One of them, written shortly after Bachmann’s death, recalls her friend’s precise and queenly bearing.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 13 Feb. 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
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Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2025
Only the muscle twitching in her neck betrays this queenly act; how Shaw manages to switch on this apparently involuntary tell is a thespian mystery.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025
One of them, written shortly after Bachmann’s death, recalls her friend’s precise and queenly bearing.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 13 Feb. 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
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“Queenly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/queenly. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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queenly
adjective
queen·ly
ˈkwēn-lē 
: resembling a queen
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