unkingly

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ kingly (adverb via Middle English unkyngly).

Adjective

unkingly (comparative more unkingly, superlative most unkingly)

  1. Not kingly.
    • 1902, Charles Robert Ashbee, Masque of the Edwards of England, page 7:
      […] yet a people is also of God, a part of God, and they may uncrown him, destroy him and cast him forth if he act unkingly.

Antonyms
  • (antonym(s) of “not kingly”): kingly

Translations

Adverb

unkingly (not comparable)

  1. In an unkingly manner; not befitting a king.
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