Princely

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Princely \Prince"ly\, a.
     1. Of or relating to a prince; regal; royal; of highest rank
        or authority; as, princely birth, character, fortune, etc.
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     2. Suitable for, or becoming to, a prince; grand; august;


        munificent; magnificent; as, princely virtues; a princely
        fortune. "Most princely gifts." --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Princely \Prince"ly\, adv.
     In a princely manner.
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           My appetite was not princely got.        --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  princely
       adj 1: rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded
              dining rooms" [syn: {deluxe}, {gilded}, {luxurious}, {opulent},
               {sumptuous}]
       2: having the rank of or befitting a prince; "a princely
          bearing"; "princely manner"
       [also: {princeliest}, {princelier}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  124 Moby Thesaurus words for "princely":
     Babylonian, Corinthian, ample, aristocratic, august, awe-inspiring,
     awful, barbaric, baronial, big, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful,
     chivalrous, courtly, deluxe, dignified, ducal, dynastic, elaborate,
     elegant, elevated, enormous, exalted, extravagant, fancy, fine,
     free, freehanded, freehearted, generous, genteel, gentle,
     gentlemanlike, gentlemanly, giving, glorious, gracious, grand,
     grandiose, grave, great, great of heart, greathearted, handsome,
     heroic, high, high-minded, hospitable, huge, idealistic,
     imperatorial, imperatorious, imperial, imperious, imposing,
     impressive, kinglike, kingly, knightly, ladylike, large,
     largehearted, lavish, liberal, lofty, lordly, luxurious,
     magisterial, magnanimous, magnificent, majestic, monarchal,
     monarchial, monarchic, munificent, noble, noble-minded,
     of gentle blood, of rank, open, openhanded, openhearted, palatial,
     patrician, plush, posh, princelike, profuse, proud, purple,
     queenlike, queenly, quite the lady, regal, ritzy, royal, sedate,
     sober, solemn, sovereign, splendacious, splendid, splendiferous,
     stately, statuesque, stintless, sublime, substantial, sumptuous,
     superb, superfancy, superfine, swank, swanky, swell, titled,
     ungrudging, unselfish, unsparing, unstinted, unstinting, venerable,
     worthy