You use ~ to describe someone whose behaviour is very polite, often in a rather old-fashioned way. (LITERARY)
The waiter made a ~ bow.
ADJ
You use ~ to describe someone whose behaviour is very polite, often in a rather old-fashioned way. (LITERARY)
The waiter made a ~ bow.
ADJ
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012