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Exalted vs Stately - What's the difference?

exalted | stately |

As adjectives the difference between exalted and stately

is that exalted is praised, or honored while stately is of people: regal, dignified; worthy of respect.

As a verb exalted

is (exalt).

As an adverb stately is

in a stately manner.

exalted

English

Verb

(head)
  • (exalt)

    • Adjective

    (head)
  • Praised, or honored.
  • Noble, sublime; heavenly.
  • Elated; blissful.

    • stately

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Of people: regal, dignified; worthy of respect.
  • * 1900 , , The House Behind the Cedars , Chapter I,
    • Warwick's first glance had revealed the fact that the young woman was strikingly handsome, with a stately beauty seldom encountered.
  • Of movement: dignified; deliberate, unhurried.
  • * 2010 , "An own goal on gay rights", The Economist , 14 Oct 2010:
    • And much as they welcome his promise to repeal “don’t ask, don’t tell”, they are dismayed by the stately pace and bungled tactics of his attempts to do so.
  • Imposing; grand, impressive.

    • Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a stately manner.