 4 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
princely
adjective
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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Princely \Prince"ly\, adverb
In a princely manner.
My appetite was not princely got. --Shak.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Princely \Prince"ly\, adjective
1. Of or relating to a prince; regal; royal; of highest rank
or authority; as, princely birth, character, fortune, etc.
2. Suitable for, or becoming to, a prince; grand; august;
munificent; magnificent; as, princely virtues; a princely
fortune. ''Most princely gifts.'' --Shak.
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
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