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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court;
- Example: "a courtly gentleman"
[syn: courtly, formal, stately]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Courtly \Court"ly\ (-l?), a. [From Court.] 1. Relating or belonging to a court. [1913 Webster] 2. Elegant; polite; courtlike; flattering. [1913 Webster] In courtly company or at my beads. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. Disposed to favor the great; favoring the policy or party of the court; obsequious. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Courtly \Court"ly\, adv. In the manner of courts; politely; gracefully; elegantly. [1913 Webster] They can produce nothing so courtly writ. --Dryden [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

courtly adj 1: refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court; "a courtly gentleman" [syn: courtly, formal, stately]