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adj. of size and dignity suggestive of a statue

adj. impressive in appearance; "a baronial mansion"; "an imposing residence"; "a noble tree"; "severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses"; "stately columns"

courtly, formal, stately

adj. refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court; "a courtly gentleman"

glorious, resplendent, splendid, splendiferous

adj. having great beauty and splendor; "a glorious spring morning"; "a glorious sunset"; "splendid costumes"; "a kind of splendiferous native simplicity"

imperial, majestic, purple, regal, royal

adj. belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler; "golden age of imperial splendor"; "purple tyrant"; "regal attire"; "treated with royal acclaim"; "the royal carriage of a stag's head"

important

adj. having or suggesting a consciousness of high position; "recited the decree with an important air"; "took long important strides in the direction of his office"

imperious, masterful

adj. able to deal authoritatively with affairs; "dismissed the matter with an imperious wave of her hand"

dignified, self-respecting, self-respectful

adj. having or showing self-esteem

chivalrous, gallant, knightly

adj. being attentive to women like an ideal knight

mannered

adj. having unnatural mannerisms; "brief, mannered and unlifelike idiom"

polished, refined, svelte, urbane

adj. showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience; "his polished manner"; "maintained an urbane tone in his letters"

debonair, debonaire, debonnaire, suave

adj. having a sophisticated charm; "a debonair gentleman"

civilized, civilised, cultivated, cultured, genteel, polite

adj. marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society"

refined

adj. (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel; "she was delicate and refined and unused to hardship"; "refined people with refined taste"

neat, refined, tasteful

adj. free from what is tawdry or unbecoming; "a neat style"; "a neat set of rules"; "she hated to have her neat plans upset"

gentlemanlike, gentlemanly

adj. befitting a man of good breeding; "gentlemanly behavior"

full-length

adj. accommodating the full height of the human figure; "a full-length mirror"

gangling, gangly, lanky, rangy

adj. tall and thin and having long slender limbs; "a gangling teenager"; "a lanky kid transformed almost overnight into a handsome young man"

in height(p)

adj. having a specified height; "five feet tall"; "five feet in height"

leggy, long-legged, long-shanked

adj. having long legs

leggy, tall-growing

adj. (of plants) having tall spindly stems

tallish

adj. somewhat tall

formidable

adj. extremely impressive in strength or excellence; "a formidable opponent"; "the challenge was formidable"; "had a formidable array of compositions to his credit"; "the formidable army of brains at the Prime Minister's disposal"

stunning

adj. strikingly beautiful or attractive; "quite stunning with large dark eyes and a beautiful high-bosomed figure"; "stunning photographs of Canada's wilderness areas"

dramatic, spectacular, striking

adj. sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect; "a dramatic sunset"; "a dramatic pause"; "a spectacular display of northern lights"; "it was a spectacular play"; "his striking good looks always created a sensation"

grand

adj. the most important and magnificent in adornment; "grand ballroom"; "grand staircase"

gallant, lofty, majestic, proud

adj. having or displaying great dignity or nobility; "a gallant pageant"; "lofty ships"; "majestic cities"; "proud alpine peaks"

grandiose

adj. impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur; used to show disapproval

grand

adj. large and impressive in physical size or extent; "the bridge is a grand structure"

important-looking

adj. impressive in appearance

mind-boggling

adj. intellectually or emotionally overwhelming; "a mind-boggling display"; "a mind-boggling puzzle"

palatial

adj. suitable for or like a palace; "palatial furnishings"; "a palatial yacht"

signal

adj. notably out of the ordinary; "the year saw one signal triumph for the Labour party"

thundering

adj. extraordinarily big or impressive; "a thundering success"; "the thundering silence of what was left unsaid"

distinguished, grand, imposing, magisterial

adj. used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person; "his distinguished bearing"; "the monarch's imposing presence"; "she reigned in magisterial beauty"

unimposing

adj. lacking in impressiveness; "on the whole the results of this system are unimposing"

humble

adj. marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful; "a humble apology"; "essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions"- B.K.Malinowski

indecent, indecorous, unbecoming, uncomely, unseemly, untoward

adj. not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society; "was buried with indecent haste"; "indecorous behavior"; "language unbecoming to a lady"; "unseemly to use profanity"; "moved to curb their untoward ribaldry"

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