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royally

/ˈɹɔɪəli/ROY-uh-lee
/ˈɹɔɪəli/ROY-uh-lee

Meaningin a way that is regal, royal

Common meaning: in a royal way

Journey through time

  1. Latinregalis‘regal, royal’source
  2. Old Frenchrealsource
  3. Englishroyal‘of a king or queen’
  4. Englishformed in English from royalroyally‘in a royal way’ · today

Sources & notes

Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: in a way that is regal, royal. It can be inferred from any of: royal.

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from royal + -ly (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).

Source words

  • regalis Latin · source word “regal, royal”

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