courtly
1courtly — [kôrt′lē] adj. courtlier, courtliest [ME] 1. suitable for a king s court; dignified, polite, elegant, etc. [courtly manners] 2. flattering, esp. in an obsequious way adv. courtlier, courtliest in a courtly manner courtliness n …
2Courtly — 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… …
3Courtly — Court ly, adv. In the manner of courts; politely; gracefully; elegantly. [1913 Webster] They can produce nothing so courtly writ. Dryden [1913 Webster] …
4courtly — mid 15c., having manners befitting a court, from COURT (Cf. court) + LY (Cf. ly) (1). Meaning pertaining to the court is from late 15c. Courtly love highly conventionalized medieval chivalric love (amour courtois) is attested from 1896 …
5courtly — index civil (polite) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
6courtly — courteous, gallant, chivalrous, polite, *civil Analogous words: ceremonious, formal, conventional, *ceremonial: elegant, dignified, graceful (see corresponding nouns at ELEGANCE): finished, *consummate Antonyms: churlish Contrasted words:… …
7courtly — [adj] refined manner adulatory, affable, aristocratic, august, ceremonious, chivalrous, civil, civilized, complimentary, conventional, cultured, decorous, dignified, elegant, flattering, formal, gallant, gracious, high bred, imposing, lofty,… …
8courtly — ► ADJECTIVE (courtlier, courtliest) ▪ very dignified and polite. DERIVATIVES courtliness noun …
9courtly — [[t]kɔ͟ː(r)tli[/t]] ADJ GRADED You use courtly to describe someone whose behaviour is very polite, often in a rather old fashioned way. [LITERARY] Brian was courtly and reserved... The waiter made a courtly bow. Syn: gracious …
10courtly — courtliness, n. /kawrt lee, kohrt /, adj., courtlier, courtliest, adv. adj. 1. polite, refined, or elegant: courtly manners. 2. flattering; obsequious. 3. noting, pertaining to, or suitable for the court of a sovereign. adv. 4. in a courtly… …
