What is in the manner of courts; politely; gracefully; elegantly. They can produce nothing so courtly writ. Dryden called?
courtly — In the manner of courts; politely; gracefully; elegantly. They can produce nothing so courtly writ. Dryden. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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