princely

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Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
18
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈpɹɪnsli/

Definition of princely

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Relating to a prince.
    “princely birth or character”
    “And when the princely Perſean Diadem, Shall ouerweigh his wearie witleſſe head, And fall like mellowed fruit, with ſhakes of death, In faire Perſea noble Tamburlain Shall be my Regent, and remaine as King:”
    “She so bewitched the whole princely race that six different princes, although each was married to a young wife, remained childless.”
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adj

  1. Relating to a prince.
    “princely birth or character”
    “And when the princely Perſean Diadem, Shall ouerweigh his wearie witleſſe head, And fall like mellowed fruit, with ſhakes of death, In faire Perſea noble Tamburlain Shall be my Regent, and remaine as King:”
    “She so bewitched the whole princely race that six different princes, although each was married to a young wife, remained childless.”
  2. Similar or comparable to a prince.
  3. Befitting a prince.
    “a princely sum”
    “No expense was spared in making it a princely residence.”
    “I have mentioned before how impressed I was when I used a Glasgow suburban train late one Saturday night, when I reached Queen Street the barriers were closed and I had to cough up a princely couple of quid before being allowed through.”

adv

  1. In the manner of a royal prince's conduct.
    “[…] my appetite was not princely gote, […]”
    “Oilman Hall and I tried to interest him in noticing Morgan Robertson, who was passing near the corner of Sixth Avenue and Twenty-third Street, princely dressed in a frock coat and top hat.”
    ““And if this Señor Regan be princely generous, he may give you and me the munificent sum that was mentioned, eh? Five times the sum, or ten times, with this Gringo tiger blowing down law and order and our good jail-walls, would be nearer the mark.””
    “Has the princely generous Dr. Townsend turned traitor to the old folks?”
    “Ron was blithely standing at the window looking out. He was princely dressed in a black suit, and a cream-colored polo sweater. Ron turned around looking debonair as usual.”

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Etymology

From Middle English princely, pryncely, equivalent to prince + -ly (adjectival suffix). Compare Dutch prinselijk.

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