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Stately vs Stagely - What's the difference?

stately | stagely |

As adjectives the difference between stately and stagely

is that stately is of people: regal, dignified; worthy of respect while stagely is (obsolete) suited or related to the stage; theatrical.

As an adverb stately

is in a stately manner.

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.

    • stagely

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Suited or related to the stage; theatrical.
    • (Jeremy Taylor)
    (Webster 1913)