About The Word Courtly
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Courtly
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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 See Also | 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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