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Meaning of emperorly | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

Characteristic of an emperor; in the manner of an emperor.

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Examples

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

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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