STATELIER

STATELY

courtly, formal, stately

(adjective) refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court; ā€œa courtly gentlemanā€

baronial, imposing, noble, stately

(adjective) impressive in appearance; ā€œa baronial mansionā€; ā€œan imposing residenceā€; ā€œa noble treeā€; ā€œsevere-looking policemen sat astride noble horsesā€; ā€œstately columnsā€

stately, statuesque

(adjective) of size and dignity suggestive of a statue

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

statelier

comparative form of stately

Anagrams

• laterites, literates

Source: Wiktionary


STATELY

State"ly, a. [Compar. Statelier; superl. Stateliest.]

Definition: 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! Shak.

Syn.

– Lofty; dignified; majestic; grand; august; magnificent.

State"ly, adv.

Definition: Majestically; loftily. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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