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单词 stately
释义 state·ly
I. \ˈstātlē, -li\ adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English statly, from stat state + -ly
1.
 a. obsolete : showing consciousness of high birth or rank : haughty, unapproachable
 b. : marked by lofty or imposing dignity : impressively formal : courtly, ceremonious
  < contrasts of a stately old order and a somewhat bumptious new — V.L.Parrington >
  < his wife looks on in stately aloofness — H.J.Laski >
  < a stately pace >
  < rising in the most stately manner to open the door — W.M.Thackeray >
  < the stately language of old worship — W.L.Sullivan >
2.
 a. : impressive in size or proportions : majestic
  < houses with stately porticoes — American Guide Series: Virginia >
 b. : erect and imposing in outline or overall shape
  < stately old elms >
Synonyms: see grand
II. adverb
Etymology: Middle English statly, from statly, adjective
: in a stately manner: as
 a. obsolete : in the grand style : imposingly
  < men come to build stately sooner than to garden finely — Francis Bacon >
 b. : with a highly dignified or formal carriage or gait : ceremoniously
  < a figure … with solemn march goes slow and stately — Shakespeare >
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