STATELY

a. adv.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
a.

Evincing state or dignity; lofty; majestic; grand; as, statelymanners; a stately gait. "The stately homes of England!" Mrs. Hemans. "Filled with stately temples." Prescott. Here is a stately style indeed! Shak.

2.
adv.

Majestically; loftily. Milton.

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