courtlily

English

Etymology

From courtly +‎ -ly.

Adverb

courtlily (comparative more courtlily, superlative most courtlily)

1. In a manner befitting of a royal court; in a courtly manner.

   Synonym: courtly

   • 1855, William Gilmore Simms, chapter 28, in The Forayers‎^[1], New York: Redfield, page 332:

     […] Captain Travis was courtlily gracious, and in civil terms enough welcomed his unwelcome visiter [sic].

   • 1974, Anthony Burgess, chapter 9, in The Clockwork Testament, or Enderby’s End‎^[2], New York: McGraw-Hill, published 1984, page 130:

     […] he motioned courtlily that she should enter.