polite, refined, or elegant

courtly manners.

flattering; obsequious.

noting, pertaining to, or suitable for the court of a sovereign.

in a courtly manner; politely or flatteringly.

adjective

impolite , indecorous , inelegant , low-bred , provincial , rough , uncivil , unpolished , unrefined

adjective

adulatory , affable , aristocratic , august , ceremonious , chivalrous , civil , civilized , complimentary , conventional , cultured , decorous , dignified , elegant , flattering , formal , gallant , gracious , high-bred , imposing , lofty , obliging , polished , polite , preux , prim , refined , stately , studied , urbane , knightly , punctilious , aulic , courteous , debonair , obsequious , suave , unctuous