courtly

  • 11courtly — UK [ˈkɔː(r)tlɪ] / US [ˈkɔrtlɪ] adjective Word forms courtly : adjective courtly comparative courtlier superlative courtliest formal very polite in a formal way …

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  • 12courtly — court•ly [[t]ˈkɔrt li, ˈkoʊrt [/t]] adj. li•er, li•est, adv. 1) polite, refined, or elegant: courtly manners[/ex] 2) flattering; obsequious 3) noting, pertaining to, or suitable for the court of a sovereign 4) in a courtly manner; politely •… …

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  • 13courtly — I. adjective (courtlier; est) Date: 15th century 1. a. of a quality befitting the court ; elegant b. insincerely flattering 2. favoring the policy or party of the court • courtliness noun II …

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  • 14courtly — adj. Courtly is used with these nouns: ↑love …

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  • 15courtly — court|ly [ˈko:tli US ˈko:rtli] adj graceful and polite ▪ a tall man with courtly manners >courtliness n [U] …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16courtly — adjective graceful and polite: He answered with a courtly bow. courtliness noun (U) …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17courtly — adjective he gave a courtly bow Syn: refined, polished, suave, cultivated, civilized, elegant, urbane, debonair; polite, civil, courteous, gracious, well mannered, well bred, chivalrous, gallant, gentlemanly, ladylike …

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  • 18courtly — adj. (courtlier, courtliest) 1 polished or refined in manners. 2 obsequious. 3 punctilious. Phrases and idioms: courtly love the conventional medieval tradition of knightly love for a lady, and the etiquette used in its (esp. literary) expression …

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  • 19courtly politeness — index comity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 20Courtly love — God Speed! by Edmund Blair Leighton, 1900: a late Victorian view of a lady giving a favor to a knight about to do battle Courtly love was a medieval European conception of nobly and chivalrously expressing love and admiration.[1] Generally,… …

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