stately

[state·ly]

To be stately is to appear noble and impressive, almost in a larger than life kind of way. You may encounter a stately gentleman or a stately statue. If you do, take a little bow.

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Evincing state or dignity; lofty; majestic; grand; as, statelymanners; a stately gait.

Adjective S.
refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court; "a courtly gentleman"

Adjective S.
impressive in appearance; "a baronial mansion"; "an imposing residence"; "a noble tree"; "severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses"; "stately columns"

Adjective S.
of size and dignity suggestive of a statue


superl.
Evincing state or dignity; lofty; majestic; grand; as, statelymanners; a stately gait.

adv.
Majestically; loftily.


Stately

State"ly, a. [Compar. Statelier ; superl. Stateliest.] Evincing state or dignity; lofty; majestic; grand; as, statelymanners; a stately gait. "The stately homes of England!" Mrs. Hemans. "Filled with stately temples." Prescott.
Here is a stately style indeed!
Syn. -- Lofty; dignified; majestic; grand; august; magnificent.

Stately

State"ly, adv. Majestically; loftily. Milton.

Evincing state or dignity; lofty; majestic; grand; as, statelymanners; a stately gait.

Majestically; loftily.

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Usage Examples

I just get so fed up with seeing the same things written about me. If I see the words 'ice queen' attached to me, I feel like banging my head against the wall. There's this perception that I can only be in a film if I have a glass of champagne in my hand and a stately home in the background.

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