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arresting

English

Adjective

arresting (comparative more arresting, superlative most arresting)

  1. striking, gripping

Verb

arresting

  1. present participle of arrest

Derived terms

  • arresting gear

Anagrams

  • astringer, rastering, serrating

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stately

English

Etymology

From state +? -ly. Compare stour.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?ste?tli/

Adjective

stately (comparative statelier, superlative stateliest)

  1. Of people: worthy of respect; dignified, regal.
    • 1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, The House Behind the Cedars, Chapter I,
      Warwick's first glance had revealed the fact that the young woman was strikingly handsome, with a stately beauty seldom encountered.
  2. Of movement: deliberate, unhurried; dignified.
  3. Grand, impressive, imposing.

Derived terms

  • stately home

Translations

Adverb

stately (comparative more stately, superlative most stately)

  1. In a stately manner.

Anagrams

  • Sattley, stylate

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