courtly
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“Eastward, Westward” is the opposite of congratulatory: It is courtly and self-effacing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
“Irresistible” might be set in the period we know as the Victorian era, and there are royals and attendant paraphernalia, but lovers of polite courtly romances might want to steer clear.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2025
And he is seen as "the courtly gentleman of the Marble Palace," as Time Magazine described him.
From Salon • Aug. 16, 2024
The effect is both casual and courtly: Her women lounge on couches and read magazines.
From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2024
With the hat off he was older, much older, old courtly Lo.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
Vocabulary lists containing courtly
Tolkien Reading Day, List 11
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Howl's Moving Castle
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