Reverse Dictionary: STATELY

ADJECTIVES
► BURLY stately, dignified, of noble or imposing presence or appearance → 1400 obs.
► GASHY stately, handsome, well-furnished → 1865 Sc.
► GRANDISONANT stately-sounding → 1684
► IMPERIOUS exercising a commanding influence; ruling, sovereign, dominant; having a commanding position, aspect, demeanour, etc.; majestic, stately → 1592 obs.
► MAGNIFICAL splendid, stately, sumptuous → 1538 arch.
► MAGNILOQUENT lofty or ambitious in expression, using pompous or bombastic language; using a stately manner of speaking or writing; also, talking big, boastful → 1656
► MANFUL stately in appearance → 1493 obs.
► MIGHTY stately, haughty, disdainful → 1905 Sc. & Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► POMPAL characterized by pomp; ceremonial, stately; splendid, showy → 1616
► PONTIFICAL stately, dignified; lordly, proud; honourable → 1440
► PONTIFICIAL stately; lordly; imperious → 1613
► PONTIFICIAN stately, lordly → 1629
► REGIFICAL royal, noble, stately; magnificent, lavish, sumptuous, pompous → 1656 obs.

NOUNS
► HAUTESSE highness, height; loftiness of rank or character; nobility; haughtiness, pride; grandeur, stateliness; length of time → a1300 obs.
► PONTIFICALITY a stately or haughty demeanour; later, arrogance, dogmatism; pomposity → 1600 depreciative usage

NOUNS – PERSON
► QUEEN’S STICK a stately person → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)

VERBS
► SWOOP to move or walk in a stately manner, as with trailing garments; to sweep along → 1566 obs.