Antonyms for statesmanlike


Grammar : Adj
Spell : steyts-muh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsteɪts mən


Definition of statesmanlike

Origin :
  • 1590s, after French homme d'état; see state (n.1) + man (n.).
  • As in patriotic : adj devoted
Example sentences :
  • This statesmanlike "Albany Plan of Union," however, came to nothing.
  • Extract from : « The Age of Invention » by Holland Thompson
  • Otherwise he was intelligent, statesmanlike, and good-natured.
  • Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
  • Des Meloises looked as statesmanlike as he could when delivering this dictum.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Dog » by William Kirby
  • The plan was statesmanlike, and it marks the summit of Necker's career.
  • Extract from : « Lectures on the French Revolution » by John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton
  • It was the most admirable and statesmanlike document of that day.
  • Extract from : « Robert Toombs » by Pleasant A. Stovall
  • We should own they had never done the statesmanlike qualities of women justice.
  • Extract from : « Imaginary Interviews » by W. D. Howells
  • They have examined me in piecemeal, not in statesmanlike fashion.
  • Extract from : « The Life of John of Barneveld, 1614-23, Volume II. » by John Lothrop Motley
  • I thank them for the statesmanlike appreciation of this noble resource.
  • Extract from : « Your National Parks » by Enos A. Mills
  • The report of the commissioners was wise, just, and statesmanlike.
  • Extract from : « The Life of John Marshall Volume 3 of 4 » by Albert J. Beveridge
  • As a politician he was able and statesmanlike, but he was a politician second and a patriot first.
  • Extract from : « What a Man Wills » by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey

Synonyms for statesmanlike

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