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STATESMANLIKE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does statesmanlike mean?
• STATESMANLIKE (adjective)
The adjective STATESMANLIKE has 1 sense:
1. marked by the qualities of or befitting a statesman
Familiarity information: STATESMANLIKE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Marked by the qualities of or befitting a statesman
Synonyms:
statesmanlike; statesmanly
Context example:
a statesmanlike solution of the present perplexities
Also:
presidential (befitting a president)
diplomatic; diplomatical (using or marked by tact in dealing with sensitive matters or people)
Antonym:
unstatesmanlike (not statesmanlike)
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