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stately

/ˈsteɪtli/STAYT-lee
/ˈsteɪtli/STAYT-lee

Meaninglike a state or rank

Common meaning: grand and dignified

Journey through time

  1. Latinstatus‘condition’source
  2. Old Frenchestat‘condition’source
  3. Englishstate‘condition or situation’
  4. Englishformed in English from statestately‘grand and dignified’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from state + -ly.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), STATE, p.593 · scan

Source words

  • status Latin · source word “condition”

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