Courtly vs Wellbred - What's the difference?
courtly | wellbred | Related terms |
Suitable for a royal court; refined, dignified.
* 1598 , , III. ii. 666:
Obsequious, flattering.
Courtly is a related term of wellbred.
As adjectives the difference between courtly and wellbred
is that courtly is suitable for a royal court; refined, dignified while wellbred is .courtly
English
Adjective
(er)- Corin. You have too courtly a wit for me; I’ll rest.
- (Macaulay)