"princessian" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more princessian [comparative], most princessian [superlative]
Etymology: From princess + -ian. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|princess|ian}} princess + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj}} princessian (comparative more princessian, superlative most princessian)
  1. (rare) Of or characteristic of a princess. Tags: rare Synonyms: princessish, princesslike, princessly, princessy
    Sense id: en-princessian-en-adj-mVK0yiap Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ian

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          "ref": "1890 December, Valentine March, “[Boys and Girls.] Venus—A Christmas Pig.”, in Arthur’s Home Magazine, volume LX, page 1054, column 1",
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          "ref": "1994 September 6, Jeff Simon, “Is Di a ding-a-ling? Her reputation is on the line”, in The Buffalo News, page C-1, column 1",
          "text": "Poor [Oliver] Hoare and wife got 300-some harassment calls from the Princess [Diana], many of them traceable to her digs at Kensington Palace, some pay phones near the palace, her car phone and her sister’s non-palace. Hoare’s crime, he says, was trying to be a friend to both Di and Charlie Big Ears [Prince Charles] during their separation and offering Di the occasional smaller ear for her Princessian frustrations.",
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          "text": "Egyptian princesses were buried with sacred bulls to promote princessian fertility.",
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          "ref": "2020, Ignaziano Lafluer Garnier, The Pretender One the Intender, Xlibris",
          "text": "The tombs where they lay, rested, and slept to problem solve amongst one another telepathically were secured to the deck by crisscrossing to center heavy stainless-steel chains’ that encapsulated and encased each of the aforementioned Gods, Goddesses, and Princessian High Priestesses.",
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          "ref": "2023, Jennifer Michael Hecht, “On Sleep: Looking Over Your Shoulder”, in The Wonder Paradox: Embracing the Weirdness of Existence and the Poetry of Our Lives, Farrar, Straus and Giroux",
          "text": "Dolly is a yellow-haired beauty with a famously feminine silhouette. Her dress tends to the princessian.",
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