define courtly
Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Courtly(adj) relating or belonging to a court. Courtly(adj) elegant; polite; courtlike; flattering. Courtly(adj) disposed to favor the great; favoring the policy or party of the court; obsequious. Courtly(adverb) in the manner of courts; politely; gracefully; elegantly.