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kingly

/king-lee/US // ˈkɪŋ li //UK // (ˈkɪŋlɪ) //

大王,国王级,大王级,王权

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    king·li·er, king·li·est.

    • : stately or splendid, as resembling, suggesting, or befitting a king; regal: He strode into the room with a kingly air.
    • : pertaining or proper to a king: kingly power.
    • : having the rank of king.
    • : consisting of kings or others of royal rank: kingly personages.
adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : in the manner of a king; regally.

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Examples

  • To have a fresh-from-the-garden salad in January is nothing short of kingly.

  • When a leak springs in her bathroom and she has to pay a kingly sum to the plumber, she Googles “how to get cash quick.”

  • He was too preoccupied with kingly matters to turn the cakes.

  • He continued its sale, however, as a kingly monopoly, allowing only those to engage in it who paid him for the privilege.

  • Kingly authority was not gained at first through power over men's bodies, but through influence over their minds.

  • The kingly power among the Jews was checked and hedged by other powers, so that an overgrown tyranny was difficult and unusual.

  • James thought his kingly power divine And, loathing Puritanic ‘whine,’

  • His cheek was red,And his eye was clear and bright; He ate and drank with a kingly zest,And peacefully snored at night.