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kingliest

kingliest is the superlative form of kingly.

Meaning of kingly

Adjective

kingly (comparative kinglier, superlative kingliest)

  1. (not comparable) Of or belonging to a king or kings; exercised by a king.
    • O thou dull god, why liest thou with the vile / In loathsome beds, and leav'st the kingly couch / A watch-case or a common 'larum-bell?c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]. Epilogue.”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […]...
  2. Characteristic of kings, majestic, regal; as befits a king, in the manner of a king.
    • For then she sets foorth the liberty of his mind, the high flying of his thoughts, the fitnesse in him to beare rule, the singular loue the subiects bare him; that it was doubtful, whether his wit were greater in winning their fauours, or his courage in imploying their fauours: that he was not...1580s, Philip Sidney, The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia, London: Simon Waterson, 1613, Book 2, p. 159, https://books.google.ca/books?id=a0XVv0Gubt8C&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false

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Questions about kingliest

What is kingliest the superlative form of?
Kingliest is the superlative form of kingly.

Words near kingliest in the dictionary

  1. kingless
  2. kinglessness
  3. kinglet
  4. kinglets
  5. kinglier
  6. kingliest
  7. kinglihood
  8. kinglike
  9. kinglily
  10. kingliness
  11. kinglinesses

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