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 Definitions of courtly  [ˈkɔrt li, ˈkoʊrt-]  

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Definition of 'courtly' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) courtly
polite, refined, or elegant:
courtly manners.

2.  courtly
flattering; obsequious.

3.  courtly
noting, pertaining to, or suitable for the court of a sovereign.

4. (adv.) courtly
in a courtly manner; politely.

Etymology:  (1400–50)

Definition of 'courtly' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) courtly, formal, stately
refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court
"a courtly gentleman"


Definition of 'courtly' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) courtly
relating or belonging to a court

2. (adj) courtly
elegant; polite; courtlike; flattering

3. (adj) courtly
disposed to favor the great; favoring the policy or party of the court; obsequious

4. (adverb) courtly
in the manner of courts; politely; gracefully; elegantly


Translation of 'courtly' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: having fine manners.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: hoflik Arabic flag Arabic: لَطيف، متودِّد Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: изтънчено
Brazilian flag Brazilian: elegante Czech flag Czech: uhlazený, vytříbený German flag German: vornehm
Danish flag Danish: beleven Greek flag Greek: αριστοκρατικός Spanish flag Spanish: cortés, elegante, fino
Estonian flag Estonian: peenekombeline Farsi flag Farsi: آراسته و باوقار Finnish flag Finnish: hyvätapainen
French flag French: raffiné Hebrew flag Hebrew: מְנוּמָס Hindi flag Hindi: सुसभ्य
Croatian flag Croatian: lijepog ponašanja, otmjen Hungarian flag Hungarian: udvarias Indonesian flag Indonesian: sopan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: (formlega) kurteis Italian flag Italian: raffinato Japanese flag Japanese: 優雅な
Korean flag Korean: 세련된, 예의바른 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: mandagus, pagarbus Latvian flag Latvian: smalks; izmeklēts
Malay flag Malay: berkelakuan baik Dutch flag Dutch: hoffelijk Norwegian flag Norwegian: høvisk, hoff-, formell
Polish flag Polish: dworski Persian flag Persian: آراسته و باوقار Pashto flag Pashto: باوقار
Portuguese flag Portuguese: elegante Romanian flag Romanian: rafi­nat Russian flag Russian: обходительный
Slovak flag Slovak: uhladený Slovenian flag Slovenian: vljuden Serbian flag Serbian: uglađen
Swedish flag Swedish: hövisk Thai flag Thai: สุภาพเรียบร้อย Turkish flag Turkish: kibar, nazik
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 有教養的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: вишуканий; ввічливий Urdu flag Urdu: خوش اخلاق
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: lịch sự Chinese flag Chinese: 优雅的

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