courtly

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The limpid four-movement ballet is both courtly and casual, with its intricately evolving choreographic patterns gently beguiling, as if seen in a crystalline hall of mirrors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

And he is seen as "the courtly gentleman of the Marble Palace," as Time Magazine described him.

From Salon • Aug. 16, 2024

Best of all is the lively triple-time finale, which evokes the long history of courtly hunting music, with an alluring short section in minor key.

From New York Times • May 9, 2024

At the church, Murray was known as a courtly workaholic, in before dawn most days and often in his book-filled study until late at night.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2024

With the hat off he was older, much older, old courtly Lo.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara