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Webster 1913 Edition


Stately

State′ly

,
Adj.
[
Com
par.
Statelier
(stāt′lĭ-ẽr)
;
sup
erl.
Stateliest
.]
Evincing state or dignity; lofty; majestic; grand;
as,
stately
manners; a
stately
gait
.
“The stately homes of England!”
Mrs. Hemans.
“Filled with stately temples.”
Prescott.
Here is a silly
stately
style indeed!
Shakespeare
Syn. – Lofty; dignified; majestic; grand; august; magnificent.

State′ly

,
adv.
Majestically; loftily.
Milton.

Webster 1828 Edition


Stately

STATELY

,
Adj.
1.
Lofty; dignified; majestic; as stately manners; a stately gait.
2.
Magnificent; grand; as a stately edifice; a stately dome; a stately pyramid.
3.
Elevated in sentiment.

STATELY

,
adv.
Majestically; loftily.

Definition 2024


stately

stately

English

Adjective

stately (comparative statelier, superlative stateliest)

  1. (of people) regal, dignified; worthy of respect.
    • 1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, The House Behind the Cedars, Chapter I,
      Warwick's first glance had revealed the fact that the young woman was strikingly handsome, with a stately beauty seldom encountered.
  2. (of movement) dignified; deliberate, unhurried.
    • 2010, "An own goal on gay rights", The Economist, 14 Oct 2010:
      And much as they welcome his promise to repeal “don’t ask, don’t tell”, they are dismayed by the stately pace and bungled tactics of his attempts to do so.
  3. Imposing; grand, impressive.

Translations

Adverb

stately (comparative more stately, superlative most stately)

  1. In a stately manner.