What is "queenly"

Usage examples of "queenly".

In some manner that I do not claim to understand, admitting this water to your bellies permits Xaefyer and other males to determine if you are queenly candidates -- not that it is likely soon to do you any good.

Gloria Garton lowered her bepurpled lids and cast a queenly stare of suspicion on the young detective.

For some minutes the invaders busied themselves slashing, defacing and defiling queenly visages.

He stopped in front of Juba, recognizing her instantly, one of the grandes dames of the tribe, as she drew herself to her full height, even in her total and massive nudity she was dignified and queenly.

And in that skyey distance, pre-eminent beyond range on range of ice-robed mountains, I beheld two peaks throned for ever between firm land and heaven in unearthly loveliness: the spires and airy ridges of Koshtra Pivrarcha, and the wild precipices that soar upward from the abysses to the queenly silent snowdome of Koshtra Belorn.

Iris and Surprise were subdued but stable, in well-fitted queenly and princessly robes, and Mentia was demurely but quite attractively garbed.

Now the Countess Livia was a lady of queenly pose and the servitorial conventional speech likely at a push to prove beggarly.

Her whisper sounded stupid and un queenly Sparks glared his disbelief.

Then you shall see these queenly Trasteverine in all their bravery, thronging the Corso.

MOONLIGHT Even as the moon grows queenlier in mid-space When the sky darkens, and her cloud-rapt car Thrills with intenser radiance from afar,-- So lambent, lady, beams thy sovereign grace When the drear soul desires thee.

She drew herself up like a queen, but only that she might look queenlier for his sake, and, bending, kissed his brow, and whispered back his vows.

On lower tables to either side were large unlit candles and statuettes of many of the Egyptian gods: queenly Isis, whip-wielding Osiris, jackal-jawed Anubis and cat-headed Bast herself.

When I flew to Blackmoor Vale, Whence the green-gowned faeries hail, Roosting near them I could hear them Speak of queenly Nature's ways, Means, and moods,--well known to fays.

The sense of ills misdealt for blisses blanks the mien most queenly, Self-smitings kill self-joys.

Her white hair was in a queenly twist on the back of her head, and her pale peach gown, aided by a skillful application of cosmetics, lent its delicate color to her face.