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royally

royally

19 6.1
In a very grand or generous way, like at a palace
  • adverb
  • /ˈrɔɪəli/
translation icon : de forma regia
  • Looks like you screwed up royally this time, eh, Weeks, huh?
  • royally sponsored

I paid royally in the beginning until, until I got calloused nipples, right?

Examples

  • Obviously you pissed him off royally somewhere down the line.

  • Then on another path, I was in this relationship with my first wife that I had managed to royally screw up.

  • I will give you a chance, but as of right now, you royally messed up!

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  • And you're going to be royally treated.

  • I feel like I am being scammed right now, and I am royally upset.

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  • All that being said, if Texas turns down the PAC-12, we are royally screwed.

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  • There is no way around the fact that Reid and Mrs. Nancy have royally screwed up this time.

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  • We're not saying you'll come home with royalty, but you will have a royally good time!

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  • Once in her room, a real hovel, she treats him royally, offering him wine and cigars.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The hotel staff treated us royally, ensuring we had everything we needed during our stay.

Synonyms

handsomely
vsroyally
19 4.6

In a large, generous way, often with a lot of money

keeps the generosity but adds noble splendor and dignity
fabulously
vsroyally
15 4.3

In a very impressive and successful way

shares strong impressiveness but with a noble, generous character
magnificently
vsroyally
15 4.6

In a very impressive and beautiful way

carries the same grand look but with generous, noble feeling
gloriously
vsroyally
12 3.9

In a very beautiful or impressive way

shares the delight but includes noble dignity and largesse
lavishly
vsroyally
11 5.6

In a very rich and generous way using a lot of money

also implies extravagance but with a noble, dignified tone
splendidly
vsroyally
11 4.6

In a very impressive way

adds a noble, generous tone to that general impressiveness
like royalty
vsroyally
9 4.6

People treat you as if you were a king or queen with great care

adds an extra sense of broad generosity alongside that noble manner
grandly
vsroyally
6 4.6

In a way that looks large and important

leans the same way but emphasizes noble generosity as well
majestically
vsroyally
5 5.2

With slow, proud movements that look impressive like a king or castle

includes that dignity but also stresses generous, splendid giving
luxuriously
vsroyally
3 5.1

In a very comfortable and expensive way

includes indulgence but stresses dignified, generous presentation
regally
vsroyally
1 6.7

In a way like a king or queen who shows great dignity

is about grandeur plus generous treatment characteristic of nobility
resplendently
vsroyally
1 8.3

In a bright and beautiful way that impresses people

matches the brilliance but also implies generous, noble manner
opulently
vsroyally
1 7.3

In a rich and expensive way to impress people

overlaps in richness but highlights noble character and generosity
capitally
vsroyally
  • Archaic
1 9.9

In a way that is very good

is similar in praise but lacks the specific noble, generous sense
aristocratically
vsroyally
  • Formal
8.8

In a way that shows the calm, elegant style of a rich, important person

contains that exclusivity but focuses more on generous splendor
munificently
vsroyally
  • Formal
8.4

Someone gives large gifts or money in a very generous way

matches generosity but pairs it with noble, splendid manner
bounteously
vsroyally
8.1

In a generous way that gives a lot

is similar in largesse but also presents regal dignity

Antonyms

283 1.4

In a bad or unsuccessful way

54 3.1

To act without showing pride or wanting praise

Idioms

royally offended
  • Informal
7.5

Feel very hurt and angry because someone insulted you

How Grandly

sumptuously
1 8.4
grandly
6 4.6
royally
19 6.1
nicely
388 1.0
simply
110 1.0

Surface Forms

royally positive

Morphology

royally = royal (transparent) = royal + ly

The adverbial form is directly derived from the adjective 'royal', indicating a manner characteristic of royalty.

Etymology

The word royally comes from royal, which comes from an old word for king ('king'). So, to do something royally is to do it 'like a king', in a grand, generous, or splendid way.