regally
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Definition
- Adverb:
- In a manner befitting or characteristic of a monarch; royally, majestically: "Regally" describes an action performed with the dignity, grandeur, or splendid appearance associated with a king, queen, or other sovereign ruler.
Usage Examples
- Adverb:
- She walked regally into the ballroom, commanding everyone's attention.
- The lion sat regally on the rock, surveying its territory.
- He accepted the award regally, with a gracious nod to the audience.
Advanced Usage
- "to live regally": to live in a grand, luxurious, or splendid manner reminiscent of royalty.
- After his success, he began to live regally in a vast estate.
- "to be seated regally": to sit in a posture or position that conveys supreme dignity and authority.
- The judge was seated regally behind the imposing bench.
Variants and Related Words
- Regal (adj): of, resembling, or fit for a monarch, especially in being magnificent or dignified.
- They dined in the hotel's regal banquet hall.
- Regality (n): the state or condition of being regal; royalty.
Synonyms
- Royally: in a royal manner.
- Majestically: in a manner that possesses majesty; grandly, impressively.
- Stately: in a dignified, imposing, or grand manner.
Antonyms
- Commonly: in an ordinary manner.
- Humbly: in a modest or lowly manner.
- Unimpressively: in a manner that fails to impress.
Related Phrases
- With regal bearing: displaying a posture or demeanor characteristic of royalty.
- The elderly diplomat carried himself with regal bearing.
Adverb
- in a regal manner
- a regally appropriate representative