"courtly" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈkɔːtli/ [UK], /ˈkɔɹtli/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-courtly.wav Forms: courtlier [comparative], courtliest [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English courtly, equivalent to court + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|courtly}} Middle English courtly, {{suf|en|court|ly|id2=adjectival}} court + -ly Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} courtly (comparative courtlier, superlative courtliest)
  1. Befitting of a royal court; reflecting the manners or behaviour of people at court. Synonyms: refined, dignified, genteel, well-mannered Translations (Of or befitting of a royal court): hoofs (Dutch), hovi- (Finnish), courtois (French), höfisch (German), dworski (Polish), cortês [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), hövisk (Swedish)
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  2. Of or relating to a royal court.
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  3. (obsolete) Overly eager to please or obey. Tags: obsolete Synonyms: flattering, obsequious, servile
    Sense id: en-courtly-en-adj-uZX--hok Categories (other): Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 44 4 16 36 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 36 5 14 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 40 4 16 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 41 5 16 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: courtlily, courtliness, courtly love, uncourtly Related terms: courteous, courtlike

Adverb

IPA: /ˈkɔːtli/ [UK], /ˈkɔɹtli/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-courtly.wav Forms: more courtly [comparative], most courtly [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English courtly, equivalent to court + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|courtly}} Middle English courtly, {{suf|en|court|ly|id2=adjectival}} court + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} courtly (comparative more courtly, superlative most courtly)
  1. In the manner of a royal court; in a manner befitting of a royal court. Synonyms: courtlily
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Inflected forms

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          "word": "genteel"
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          "word": "well-mannered"
        }
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        "English terms with usage examples",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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        {
          "text": "She tried to remain aloof from courtly intrigues.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "a. 1627, John Beaumont, “Horat. Lib. 2. Sat. 6.”, in Bosworth-Field with a Taste of the Variety of Other Poems, London: Henry Seile, page 40:",
          "text": "in houres secure from courtly strife",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1776, Thomas Paine, Common Sense, Philadelphia, page 40:",
          "text": "The rich are in general slaves to fear, and submit to courtly power with the trembling duplicity of a spaniel.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1857, Anthony Trollope, chapter 3, in Barchester Towers, volume 1, London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts, page 30:",
          "text": "He had for years held some clerical office appertaining to courtly matters, which had enabled him to live in London,",
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        "Of or relating to a royal court."
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          "ref": "1763, Charles Churchill, “The Duellist”, in et al., London: G. Kearsly, Book 3, p. 29:",
          "text": "Here FLATT’RY, eldest born of guile,\nWeaves with rare skill the silken smile,\nThe courtly cringe, the supple bow,\nThe private squeeze, the Levee vow,",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter 7, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC, page 152:",
          "text": "That judgment James had notoriously obtained […] by dismissing scrupulous magistrates, and by placing on the bench other magistrates more courtly.",
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        "(obsolete) Overly eager to please or obey."
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          "word": "servile"
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      "sense": "Of or befitting of a royal court",
      "word": "hoofs"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "Of or befitting of a royal court",
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    {
      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "Of or befitting of a royal court",
      "word": "courtois"
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      "sense": "Of or befitting of a royal court",
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    },
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "Of or befitting of a royal court",
      "word": "dworski"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "Of or befitting of a royal court",
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      ],
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    },
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      "sense": "Of or befitting of a royal court",
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    }
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}

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    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations"
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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          "ref": "1598, Robert Greene, The Scottish Historie of James the Fourth, London, act I, scene 1:",
          "text": "Then will I deck thee Princely, instruct thee courtly,\nAnd present thee to the Queene as my gift.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1673, John Dryden, The Assignation, London: Henry Herringman, act II, scene 3, page 17:",
          "text": "[…] where, in the name of wonder, have you learn’d to talk so courtly?",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "text": "1766, Elizabeth Griffith, The Double Mistake, London: J. Almon et al., Act I, Scene 3, p. 12,\nVery courtly and correctly spoken on all sides, my lord;"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1980, Anthony Burgess, chapter 74, in Earthly Powers, New York: Simon & Schuster, page 661:",
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}

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