emperorly
emperorly adjective: characteristic of an emperor; in the manner of an emperor.
Adjective
emperorly (comparative more emperorly, superlative most emperorly)
- Characteristic of an emperor; in the manner of an emperor.
- Mama Leone’s guests donned hemlock wreaths with their Roman attire. Don Sentell wore a toga with an emperorly air and entered singing love songs in very bad Italian.1986 May 18, Martha Woodham, “Atlanta Ballet patrons party all over the town”, in The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, Morning Street Edition, Atlanta, Ga.: Atlanta Newspapers, page 9G
- If [Gundappa] Vishwanath’s flashing late-cuts had the dash of a crown prince, [Sunil] Gavaskar’s thundering drives were kingly, nay emperorly.2000, Ravi Chaturvedi, “Gundappa Vishwanath: The Supreme Stylist” (chapter 9), in Millennium's Greatest Indian Cricketers, New Delhi: Saru Prakashan, →ISBN, page 56
Forms of emperorly
| comparative | more emperorly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most emperorly |
Origin of emperorly
From emperor + -ly.
Questions about emperorly
- What does emperorly mean?
- Emperorly means characteristic of an emperor; in the manner of an emperor.
- What part of speech is emperorly?
- Emperorly is an adjective.
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