HyperDic: statesmanlike

English > 1 sense of the word statesmanlike:
ADJECTIVEallstatesmanlike, statesmanlymarked by the qualities of or befitting a statesman
statesmanlike > pronunciation
Soundsstahteh'smahnlay.k
Rhymesalike ... wormlike: 58 rhymes with ayk...
English > statesmanlike: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaningmarked by the qualities of or befitting a statesman.
Examples
  • "a man of statesmanlike judgment"
  • "a statesmanlike solution of the present perplexities"-V.L.Parrington
Synonymstatesmanly
See alsodiplomatic, diplomaticalUsing or marked by tact in dealing with sensitive matters or people
presidentialbefitting a president
Oppositeunstatesmanlikenot statesmanlike

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