courtliness
Example Sentences
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A male voice in the cast parried with a hint of old-world courtliness: “Yet ’twas well sung, my friend!”
From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2023
Though punctilious about his honor, in civilian life Poe normally comported himself with genteel courtliness.
From Washington Post • Jun. 2, 2021
In an industry filled with raw ambition and bombast, Fitzgerald developed a Hollywood reputation for courtliness mixed with consummate professionalism.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2019
Cousineau is a puffed-up, safari-jacket-wearing guru, but he has an old-fashioned courtliness.
From The New Yorker • Mar. 11, 2019
“Pray, would you do us the honor, Master Samuel?” said Constance with mock courtliness.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
