Courtly

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Suitable for a royal court; stately: courtly furniture and pictures.
  • adj. Elegant; refined: courtly manners.
  • adj. Flattering in an insincere way; obsequious.
  • ad. In a courtly manner; elegantly or politely.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Suitable for a royal court; refined, dignified.
  • adj. Obsequious, flattering.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Relating or belonging to a court.
  • adj. Elegant; polite; courtlike; flattering.
  • adj. Disposed to favor the great; favoring the policy or party of the court; obsequious.
  • ad. In the manner of courts; politely; gracefully; elegantly.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Pertaining or relating to a court or to courts.
  • Elegant; polite; refined; courteous: as, “courtly accents fine,”
  • Disposed to court the great; somewhat obsequious; flattering.
  • In the manner of courts; elegantly; in a gracious or flattering manner.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court
  • Equivalent
    dignified   
    Cross Reference
    polite    dignified    refined   
    Variant
    courtliest    courtlier   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    elegant    polite    courtlike    flattering    obsequious    politely    gracefully    elegantly    aulic   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    portly    shortly   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    courteous    stately    chivalrous    gentlemanly    princely    affable    graceful    aristocratic    manly    deferential