Princely
['prɪnslɪ] or ['prɪnsli]
Definition
(adj.) having the rank of or befitting a prince; 'a princely bearing'; 'princely manner' .
Typist: Robinson--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Of or relating to a prince; regal; royal; of highest rank or authority; as, princely birth, character, fortune, etc.
(a.) Suitable for, or becoming to, a prince; grand; august; munificent; magnificent; as, princely virtues; a princely fortune.
(adv.) In a princely manner.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Royal, regal, imperial, exalted, august, grand, stately, dignified.[2]. Munificent, beneficent, generous, liberal, bounteous, bountiful, noble.
Checker: Shelia
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Imperial, munificent, magnificent, superb, august, regal, royal, supreme
ANT:Beggarly, mean, niggardly, poverty-struck
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Examples
- No wonder that the lover of the princely Idris should fail to recognize himself in the miserable object there pourtrayed. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Things went on this way for several weeks, Berwick made very pleasant parties to Richmond, and did everything with princely magnificence. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Even the floors and ceilings cost a princely fortune. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Has he not fine eyes and well-cut features, and a clear, princely forehead? Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The art of war was the trade of kings and princes, and princely was the reward to the subject who was the first to invent the most destructive weapon. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The Reformation according to the common man was very different in spirit from the Princely Reformation. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Why shall we not say a good word for the princely Bedouin? Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- By what other means couldst thou be raised to high honour and to princely place, saving by my alliance? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Meanwhile, Mr. Waldengarver, in a frightful perspiration, was trying to get himself out of his princely sables. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- It speaks to him of Baldwin, and Tancred, the princely Saladin, and great Richard of the Lion Heart. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Saladin treated two of the prisoners with princely courtesy, and ordered refreshments to be set before them. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- It was part of the Ex-Queen's plan, to surround her son with princely magnificence. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- It is a princely offer, said Holmes. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- The Grand Duke is the third brother of the Emperor, is about thirty-seven years old, perhaps, and is the princeliest figure in Russia. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- It is the wretchedest, princeliest land on earth. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Surely it must be the princeliest creation that ever brain of man conceived. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
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