State″ly, a. [Compar.Statelier (–lĭ‐ẽr); superl.Stateliest.] Evincing state or dignity; lofty; majestic; grand; as, stately manners; a stately gait. “The stately homes of England!” Mrs. Hemans. “Filled with stately temples.” Prescott.
Here is a silly stately style indeed! Shak.
Syn. — Lofty; dignified; majestic; grand; august; magnificent.