State"ly, adv. Majestically;
loftily. Milton.
State"ly, a. [Compar.
Statelier (?); superl. Stateliest.]
Evincing state or dignity; lofty; majestic; grand; as,
statelymanners; a stately gait. "The
stately homes of England!" Mrs. Hemans. "Filled with
stately temples." Prescott.
Here is a stately style indeed!
Shak.
Syn. -- Lofty; dignified; majestic; grand; august;
magnificent.