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Stately vs Princely - What's the difference?

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Stately is a related term of princely.


As adjectives the difference between stately and princely

is that stately is of people: regal, dignified; worthy of respect while princely is relating to a prince; regal; royal.

As adverbs the difference between stately and princely

is that stately is in a stately manner while princely is in the manner of a royal prince's conduct.

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.
  • princely

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Relating to a prince; regal; royal.
  • princely birth or character
  • Befitting a prince.
  • a princely sum of money

    Synonyms

    * regally, grandly

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In the manner of a royal prince's conduct.
  • My appetite was not princely got. — Shakespeare.