D defs.my
Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Stately

/(stāt"lĭ*ẽr)/ · State·ly · IPA /ˈsteɪtli/
01 a. Evincing state or dignity; lofty; majestic; grand; as, stately manners; a stately gait.
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    Evincing state or dignity; lofty; majestic; grand; as, stately manners; a stately gait.
    “Here is a silly stately style indeed!” Shak.
02 adv. Majestically; loftily.
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    Majestically; loftily.