courtly (2 “courtlike” is also used Wiv. II. ii. 242)
1.
belonging to or connected with the
court
All'sW. III. iv. 14
“ friends,”
2H6 I. i. 27
“ company.”
2.
befitting the court,
elegant, refined
AYL. III. ii. 73
“too a wit,”
Troil. III. i. 31, Cym. III. v. 71.
3.
(in an unfavourable
sense) characteristic of the false manners of
courtiers
Tim. V. i. 30
“To promise is most
courtly.”
