statesmanlyadj.
/ˈsteɪtsmənli/, U.S. /ˈsteɪtsmənli/ Befitting or characteristic of a statesman; of or relating to a statesman or statesmen.
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1813 Parl. Deb. 1st Ser. 24 936 When all the actors..conform their language to the standard of pure taste, and statesmanly discretion.
1848 J. C. Hare & A. W. Hare Guesses at Truth 2nd Ser. (ed. 2) 215 This is one of the main elements of the historical genius, as it is of the statesmanly.
1898 B. Gregory Side Lights 497 A sagacious and statesmanly stroke.
1913 W. P. Dickson tr. T. Mommsen Hist. Rome (new ed.) III. iii. xi. 16 Statesmanly wisdom and statesmanly experience are bequeathed from the able father to the able son.
1951 Times 29 Oct. 4/4 Whatever may be the past Conservative record, its present policies will be statesmanly enough to retain Asian good will for Britain.
2002 N.Y. Mag. 25 Feb. 17/3 He's risen to Objective Journalist and almost statesmanly status.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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