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COURTLY

\kˈɔːtli], \kˈɔːtli], \k_ˈɔː_t_l_i]\

Definitions of COURTLY

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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Elegant; polite; courtlike; flattering.
Disposed to favor the great; favoring the policy or party of the court; obsequious.
In the manner of courts; politely; gracefully; elegantly.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

Refined; elegant; said of manners.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Having manners like those of a court: elegant.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Of dignified and polished manners.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

Of or befitting a court; elegant in manners.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

In the manner of courts.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

Elegant; refined; worthy of a court.
In the manner of a court.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

Relating or appertaining to the court, elegant. soft, flattering.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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