Stately

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Stately \State"ly\, adv.
     Majestically; loftily. --Milton.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Stately \State"ly\, a. [Compar. {Statelier}
     (st[=a]t"l[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {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.
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           Here is a silly stately style indeed!    --Shak.
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     Syn: Lofty; dignified; majestic; grand; august; magnificent.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  stately
       adj 1: impressive in appearance; "a baronial mansion"; "an imposing
              residence"; "a noble tree"; "severe-looking policemen
              sat astride noble horses"; "stately columns" [syn: {baronial},
               {imposing}, {noble}]
       2: of size and dignity suggestive of a statue [syn: {statuesque}]
       3: refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a
          royal court; "a courtly gentleman" [syn: {courtly}, {elegant},
           {formal}]
       [also: {stateliest}, {statelier}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  78 Moby Thesaurus words for "stately":
     Babylonian, Corinthian, aristocratic, august, awe-inspiring,
     awesome, awful, barbaric, ceremonial, ceremonious, conventional,
     courtly, decorous, deluxe, dignified, distinguished, elaborate,
     elegant, elevated, extravagant, fancy, fine, formal, gallant,
     glorious, gracious, grand, grandiose, grave, hieratic, imperial,
     imposing, impressive, inspiring, kingly, liturgic, lofty, lordly,
     luxurious, magisterial, magnificent, majestic, moving, noble,
     palatial, plush, pompous, posh, princely, proud, queenly, regal,
     ritual, ritualistic, ritzy, royal, sacerdotal, sedate, serious,
     sober, solemn, splendacious, splendid, splendiferous, statuesque,
     striking, sublime, sumptuous, superb, superfancy, superfine, swank,
     swanky, swell, venerable, weighty, well-mannered, worthy