emperorly

comparative more emperorly · superlative most emperorly

1. rareCharacteristic of an emperor; in the manner of an emperor.

   If [Gundappa] Vishwanath’s flashing late-cuts had the dash of a crown prince, [Sunil] Gavaskar’s thundering drives were kingly, nay emperorly.

   2000, Ravi Chaturvedi, “Gundappa Vishwanath: The Supreme Stylist” (chapter 9), in Millennium's Greatest Indian Cricketers, New Delhi: Saru Prakashan, →ISBN, page 56

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   Mama Leone’s guests donned hemlock wreaths with their Roman attire. Don Sentell wore a toga with an emperorly air and entered singing love songs in very bad Italian.

   1986 May 18, Martha Woodham, “Atlanta Ballet patrons party all over the town”, in The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, Morning Street Edition, Atlanta, Ga.: Atlanta Newspapers, page 9G

   Amaranthe stammered a greeting. What’s the emperor doing down here? Shouldn’t he be somewhere safe, doing emperorly things? She ransacked her memory for the proper protocol and found...nothing. Emperors did not traditionally saunter through the waterfront shops.

   2010, Lindsay Buroker, chapter 1, in The Emperor's Edge (The Emperor's Edge; 1), [CreateSpace], →ISBN, page 9