courtliness
Example Sentences
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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
What remains is a cleareyed frontier courtliness, though not without its edge.
From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2018
He’s a little older, he’s principled behind his unpolished exterior, and his dem-dese-and-dose accent disguises a natural courtliness.
From Time • Aug. 24, 2017
He took his seat, moving with an odd combination of graceful courtliness and stiff, affronted dignity.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
