- 1impressive in size, appearance, or manner synonym majestic an avenue of stately chestnut trees a tall, stately woman
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- 2slow, formal, and elegant a stately dance The procession made its stately progress through the streets of the city.
noun [uncountable]See stately in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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