STATELILY

Etymology

Adverb

statelily (comparative more statelily, superlative most statelily)

In a stately manner.

Source: Wiktionary


State"li*ly, adv.

Definition: In a stately manner.

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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