royally

roy·al  (roil)

adj.

1. Of or relating to a monarch.

2. Of the rank of a monarch.

3. Of, relating to, or in the service of a kingdom.

4. Issued or performed by a monarch: a royal warrant; a royal visit.

5. Founded, chartered, or authorized by a monarch: a royal society of musicians.

6. Befitting royalty; stately: royal treatment.

7.

a. Superior, as in size or quality.

b. Used as an intensive: "It would be a first-class royal mess" (Sam Nunn).

n.

1. Informal A member of a monarch's family: "Among the resort's distinguished visitors are Swedish and Spanish royals" (Alistair Scott).

2. Nautical A sail set on the royalmast.

3. A paper size, 20 by 25 inches for printing, 19 by 24 inches for writing.

Idiom:

the royal road

A way or method that presents no difficulties: the royal road to success.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin rglis, from rx, rg-, king; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]

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royal·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

royally - in a royal manner; "they were royally treated" like kings, like royalty

Translations

royally [ˈrɔɪəlɪ] ADV (fig) → magníficamente, espléndidamente

royally [ˈrɔɪəli] adv

[treat, receive, welcome] → royalement

to get royally drunk → prendre une bonne cuite
Royal Mail n (British) the Royal Mail le service postal britannique
Royal Marines npl (British) the Royal Marines → l'infanterie f de marine
Royal Navy n (British) the Royal Navy → la marine nationale
Royal Shakespeare Company [ˌrɔɪəlˈʃeɪkspɪə^rkʌmpəni] n (British) the Royal Shakespeare Company troupe de théâtre spécialisée dans le répertoire shakespearien

royally

adv

→ königlich; (right) royally (fig: = lavishly) → fürstlich, königlich

(inf: = totally) to get royally drunk → sich total besaufen (inf); you have messed up royally → da hast du totalen Scheiß gebaut (inf)

royally [ˈrɔɪəlɪ] adv → da re