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Courtly

Courtly Meaning & Definition
Courtly Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Courtly?

[adj] refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court; "a courtly gentleman"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Courtly: dignified | elegant | formal | stately

Related Terms | Find terms related to Courtly: adulatory | aristocratic | august | bland | blandishing | blarneying | buttery | cajoling | ceremonious | chivalric | chivalrous | civilized | complimentary | conventional | courtierly | dignified | fair-spoken | fawning | fine-spoken | flattering | formal | fulsome | gallant | gracious | grand | grave | gushing | honeyed | honey-mouthed | honey-tongued | imposing | insincere | insinuating | kingly | knightly | lofty | lordly | magisterial | majestic | mealymouthed | noble | obsequious | oily | oily-tongued | old-fashioned | old-world | prim | princely | queenly | regal | royal | sedate | slimy | slobbery | smarmy | smooth | smooth-spoken | smooth-tongued | soapy | sober | soft-soaping | solemn | starchy | stately | statuesque | stiff | stilted | studied | sycophantic | unctuous | venerable | wheedling | worthy

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Courtly In Webster's Dictionary

\Court"ly\ (-l?), a. [From {Court}.] 1. Relating or belonging to a court. 2. Elegant; polite; courtlike; flattering. In courtly company or at my beads. --Shak. 3. Disposed to favor the great; favoring the policy or party of the court; obsequious. --Macaulay.
\Court"ly\, adv. In the manner of courts; politely; gracefully; elegantly. They can produce nothing so courtly writ. --Dryden

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