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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;
“The stately homes of England!” as,
. stately
manners; a stately
gaitMrs. 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.
Definition 2024
stately
stately
English
Adjective
stately (comparative statelier, superlative stateliest)
- (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.
- 1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, The House Behind the Cedars, Chapter I,
- (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.
- 2010, "An own goal on gay rights", The Economist, 14 Oct 2010:
- Imposing; grand, impressive.
Translations
worthy of respect
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Adverb
stately (comparative more stately, superlative most stately)
- In a stately manner.