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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.

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