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stately 音標拼音: [st'etli] a. 雄偉的,莊嚴的 雄偉的,莊嚴的 stately adj 1: impressive in appearance; " a baronial mansion"; " an imposing residence"; " a noble tree"; " severe- looking policemen sat astride noble horses"; " stately columns" [ synonym: { baronial}, { imposing}, { noble}, { stately}] 2: of size and dignity suggestive of a statue [ synonym: { stately}, { statuesque}] 3: refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court; " a courtly gentleman" [ synonym: { courtly}, { formal}, { stately}] Stately \ State" ly\, adv. Majestically; loftily. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster]
Stately \ State" ly\, a. [ Compar. { Statelier} ( st[= a] t" l[ i^]*[~ e] r); superl. { Stateliest}.] Evincing state or dignity; lofty; majestic; grand; as, stately manners; a stately gait. " The stately homes of England!" -- Mrs. Hemans. " Filled with stately temples." -- Prescott. [ 1913 Webster] Here is a silly stately style indeed! -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] Syn: Lofty; dignified; majestic; grand; august; magnificent. [ 1913 Webster] 78 Moby Thesaurus words for " stately": Babylonian, Corinthian, aristocratic, august, awe- inspiring, awesome, awful, barbaric, ceremonial, ceremonious, conventional, courtly, decorous, deluxe, dignified, distinguished, elaborate, elegant, elevated, extravagant, fancy, fine, formal, gallant, glorious, gracious, grand, grandiose, grave, hieratic, imperial, imposing, impressive, inspiring, kingly, liturgic, lofty, lordly, luxurious, magisterial, magnificent, majestic, moving, noble, palatial, plush, pompous, posh, princely, proud, queenly, regal, ritual, ritualistic, ritzy, royal, sacerdotal, sedate, serious, sober, solemn, splendacious, splendid, splendiferous, statuesque, striking, sublime, sumptuous, superb, superfancy, superfine, swank, swanky, swell, venerable, weighty, well- mannered, worthy
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