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Impressive or grand in size, appearance, or manner
“Hence, his pictures of dignified students and tradesmen, of elegant homes and stately churches emerge.”
Graceful and stylish in appearance or manner
“Everybody behaved with the dignity and courtesy demanded by such a stately ceremony.”
Poised or dignified in style, tone, or form
“The whole poem is a stately homily on the suggestive text that moved Shelley to mourn that naught may endure but mutability.”
Having, or showing, a composed, dignified or serious manner
“The elaborate decoration, the stately aloofness, superior size, and elevation of the gypsum seat sufficiently declare it a throne room.”
Characterized by, or suggestive of, luxury
(of an object) Having a greater than average height
Calm in manner or disposition
Having the appearance of a mature woman, often of larger physical stature and somewhat unkempt or dowdy
(applied to persons) Recognized for possessing power, talents or achievements
Of, resembling, or appropriate for a knight
Adverb for pomp and ceremony associated with the monarchy or high levels of government
“Children from the Russian nuclear disaster city of Chernobyl were given a tour around one of Yorkshire's most impressive stately homes yesterday.”
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