queenly /ˈkwiːnli/adjective 2adverb 1forms 2 adjective2 •Having the status, rank or qualities of a queen; regal.There was an innate refinement, a languid queenly hauteur about Gerty which was unmistakably evidenced in her delicate hands and higharched instep. — 1922 •Resembling a queen (a typically feminine gay man); queenish. adverb1 •In a queenly manner; regally. formsqueenlier · queenliest