adjective
marked by elaborate and often ceremonious courtesy
a courtly gentleman of the old school
Synonyms: gallant, gracious, preux, stately; compare civil 2
Related Word: august, dignified, imposing, lofty; prim, starchy, stiff, stilted, studied; ceremonious, conventional, formal; civilized
Contrasted words: discourteous, ill-mannered, impolite, rude, uncivil, ungracious; boorish, coarse, gross, loutish, uncouth, vulgar
Antonyms: churlish