a. [f. as prec. + -LY1.] Having the personal characteristics of the courtier; courtly.
1880. L. Wallace, Ben-Hur, V. xi. 344. His courtierly admirers.
1881. Lady Martin, in Blackw. Mag., Jan., 69/2. Her formal, courtierly father [Polonius].
a. [f. as prec. + -LY1.] Having the personal characteristics of the courtier; courtly.
1880. L. Wallace, Ben-Hur, V. xi. 344. His courtierly admirers.
1881. Lady Martin, in Blackw. Mag., Jan., 69/2. Her formal, courtierly father [Polonius].