a. [f. STATESMAN1 + -LY1.] Pertaining to or characteristic of a statesman; befitting a statesman.
1845. R. W. Hamilton, Pop. Educ., v. (ed. 2), 95. There are patriots, statesmanly and philosophic, who would not for a moment touch that right.
1848. Hare, Guesses, Ser. II. 215. This is one of the main elements of the historical genius, as it is of the statesmanly.
1898. B. Gregory, Side Lights Confl. Meth., 497. A sagacious and statesmanly stroke.
