Thesaurus: courtly

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1. a. Relating or belonging to a court.
2. a. Elegant; polite; courtlike; flattering.
3. a. Disposed to favor the great; favoring the policy or party of the court; obsequious.
4. adv. In the manner of courts; politely; gracefully; elegantly.
5. adj. refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court
6. 1. Relating or belonging to a court. 2. Elegant; polite; courtlike; flattering. In courtly company or at my beads. Shak. 3. Disposed to favor the great; favoring the policy or party of the court; obsequious. Macualay. In the manner of courts; politely; gracefully; elegantly. They can produce nothing so courtly writ. Dryden
7. In the manner of courts; politely; gracefully; elegantly.They can produce nothing so courtly writ. Dryden
8. j:100 s. refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court