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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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palatial

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French palatial, formed from the root of Latin pal?tium (a palace), from Pal?tium (Palatine Hill).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /p??le???l/
  • Rhymes: -e???l

Adjective

palatial (comparative more palatial, superlative most palatial)

  1. Of or relating to a palace.
  2. On a grand scale; with very rich furnishings.

Derived terms

  • palatially

Related terms

  • palace
  • palatine

Translations

References


French

Etymology

palais +? -ial

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.la.sjal/

Adjective

palatial (feminine singular palatiale, masculine plural palatiaux, feminine plural palatiales)

  1. palatial

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