stately

stately
    adj 1: impressive in appearance; "a baronial mansion"; "an
           imposing residence"; "a noble tree"; "severe-looking
           policemen sat astride noble horses"; "stately columns"
           [syn: {baronial}, {imposing}, {noble}, {stately}]
    2: of size and dignity suggestive of a statue [syn: {stately},
       {statuesque}]
    3: refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a
       royal court; "a courtly gentleman" [syn: {courtly}, {formal},
       {stately}]
    

Stately \State"ly\, adv.
   Majestically; loftily. --Milton.
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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.
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         Here is a silly stately style indeed!    --Shak.
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   Syn: Lofty; dignified; majestic; grand; august; magnificent.
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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