princely

Universal Words adjective [usuallybeforenoun] 1 (usually ironic) if you say that an amount of money is princely, you are usually saying the opposite and that it is not very large: I bought a bike for the princely sum of ｣20! 2 (old-fashioned, formal) very grand; generous: princely buildings * a princely gift 3 connected with a prince; like a prince: a man of princely appearance