statesmanlike meaning

UK US /stəˈtɛsmənlaɪk/ 4 syllables

statesmanlike (adjective): marked by the qualities of or befitting a statesman.

Definition of statesmanlike

  1. marked by the qualities of or befitting a statesman
    • a man of statesmanlike judgment
    • a statesmanlike solution of the present perplexities

    Synonyms: statesmanly

    Opposite: unstatesmanlike

How to pronounce statesmanlike

statesmanlike is pronounced /stəˈtɛsmənlaɪk/ in American English. It has 4 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Scrabble score: 19 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with ST · words ending in KE · 13-letter words

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