stately
Use Stately in a sentence
li adverb
3.
in a stately manner.
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stately (ˈsteɪtlɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj , -lier, -liest | |
| 1. | characterized by a graceful, dignified, and imposing appearance or manner |
| —adv | |
| 2. | in a stately manner |
| 'stateliness | |
| —n | |
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Stately
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
stately
"noble, splendid," late 14c., from state (n.1) in a sense of "costly and imposing display" (such as benefits a person of rank and wealth), early 14c.; a sense also preserved in the phrase to lie in state "to be ceremoniously exposed to view before interment" (1705). Hence
also stateroom (1703), reserved for ceremonial occasions; earlier (1650s) it meant "a captain's cabin."
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Example sentences
The building's stately two-story lobby is distinguished by its complementing marble finishes and impressive rotunda.
It is simple yet stately, elegant yet informal, a private home and a working office.
Bach's stately sarabandes suddenly become whole with the dancing.
When she awoke refreshed with sleep, she looked round and beheld near by a pleasant grove of tall and stately trees.
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