statesmanly

1. 1.

   marked by the qualities of or befitting a statesman

   “a man of statesmanlike judgment”

   “a statesmanlike solution of the present perplexities”

   Synonymsstatesmanlike

Questions about statesmanly

What does statesmanly mean?

statesmanly means "marked by the qualities of or befitting a statesman".

How many syllables are in statesmanly?

statesmanly has 4 syllables and divides as sta-te-sman-ly under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for statesmanly?

Close synonyms include statesmanlike. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is statesmanly a common word?