stately
stately · more stately · most stately
In a stately mannerIn a stately manner.
Recorded UK: Speaker: Vealhurl Recorder: Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
/ˈsteɪtli/
Meaning
1 sensesIn a stately manner.
Origin
From Middle English stately, statli, equivalent to state + -ly (adverbial suffix).From Middle English stately, statli, equivalent to state + -ly (adverbial suffix).
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Forms
more stately, most stately| Comparative | more stately |
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| Superlative | most stately |
regular
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
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