Courtly

a.	1.	Relating or belonging to a court.
	2.	Elegant; polite; courtlike; flattering. In courtly company or at my beads. - Shak.
	3.	Disposed to favor the great; favoring the policy or party of the court; obsequious.
adv.	1.	In the manner of courts; politely; gracefully; elegantly. They can produce nothing so courtly writ. - Dryden

Adj.

1.

courtly - refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court; "a courtly gentleman" Synonyms: stately, elegant, formal

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