statesmanly

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adjective

Befitting a statesman.

Similar
statesmanlike
OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English statesman →
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Meanings

adjectivestatesmanly (comparative more statesmanly, superlative most statesmanly)

comparative more statesmanly · superlative most statesmanly

  1. Befitting a statesman.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivemarked by the qualities of or befitting a statesman

Similar
statesmanlike
Also see
statesmanlike

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishstatesman
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishstatesmanly

From statesman + -ly.

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Translations

Polish jak mąż stanu
  • jak mąż stanubefitting a statesman
Cite this entry
APA

statesmanly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/statesmanly

MLA

“statesmanly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/statesmanly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “statesmanly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/statesmanly.

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