Courtly Synonyms and Antonyms

kôrtlē
Fond of or given to ceremony
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. ceremonious
  2. conventional
  3. formal
  4. punctilious

Words Related to Courtly

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Courtly Sentence Examples

  • Still he was a cultured and courtly prince, who could win popularity.

  • Bentley, who was a handsome, courtly man, attended largely to the London sales.

  • The courtly were the feasts held at the creation, giving of robes, arms, spurs and the like.

  • His courtly manners and his eloquence here also caused him to become very popular, but he again met with strong opposition from the Roman Church.

  • The latter, about the time of Elizabeth's succession, expressed his hope that the bishops would become pastors, labourers and watchmen; and that the great riches of bishoprics would be diminished and reduced to mediocrity; that, being delivered from courtly and regal pomp, the bishops might take care of the flock of Christ.

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