saintly Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint
    angelic; sainted; beatific; saintlike; angelical.
    • angelic beneficence
    • a beatific smile
    • a saintly concern for his fellow men
    • my sainted mother

WordNet


Saint"ly adjective
Wordforms
comparative Saintlier ; superlative Saintliest
Definitions
  1. Like a saint; becoming a holy person.
    So dear to Heaven is saintly chastity. Milton.

Webster 1913