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Meanings of very courtly in inglés

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Usage of very courtly in inglés
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He may not have been very courtly, but he was a gentleman.
Marse Henry (Volume 1) / An Autobiography
2
He stooped with a very courtly gesture and carried her hand to his lips.
The Lamp in the Desert
3
The duke was an exceedingly amiable man, of very courtly manners and winning address.
The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power
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He died as he had lived, a very courtly gentleman.
Sir Nigel
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Duroc was right; the prince was not in very courtly trim to appear before the emperor.
Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia
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They were very courtly in those old days.
The Grey Cloak
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Every one was very polite and very courtly.
Three More John Silence Stories
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Older man, very urbane, very charming, very courtly.
Salem’s Lot
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He expressed himself in very courtly phrase, also, and was quite sentimental about the shrubbery round the tombs.
Memories of Hawthorne
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A very courtly company it was.
To Have and to Hold
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He had never been very courtly.
Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
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My father is very courtly.
New york: the novel
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I met him once and I can't say he was unkind to me, he was very courtly, but his effect in general was odd.
The Guardian
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' Very courtly, very reticent, most discreet.'
The White Princess
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"'Fore God!" said Manny, "if this be the Devil, then the Devil hath a very courtly tongue.
Sir Nigel
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