2 entries under this word

Stately

State'ly, a.

adjective

a. [compar. STATELIER; superl. STATELIEST.] Evincing state or dignity; lofty; majestic; grand; as, stately manners; a stately gait. “Filled with stately temples.” Prescott.

Here is a stately style indeed. Shak.

Synonyms—Lofty; dignified; majestic; magnificent; grand; august.

Stāte'ly, adv.

adverb

Majestically; loftily. Milton.