| ADJECTIVE | all | courtly, formal, stately | refined or imposing in manner or appearance |
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| Sounds | kao'rtliy | |
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| Rhymes | ably ... zealously: 1541 rhymes with liy... | |
| Meaning | refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court. | |
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| Example | "a courtly gentleman" | |
| Synonyms | formal, stately | |
| Broader | dignified | Having or expressing dignity |
| Spanish | elegante, formal, solemne | |
| Nouns | court | the residence of a sovereign or nobleman |
| court | the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state / state | |
| court | the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince | |
| courtliness | elegance suggestive of a royal court | |