In a stately manner.

statement

present participle of state

simple past tense and past participle of state

Expressed in a statement; uttered or written. / Settled; established; fixed. / Recurring at a regular time; not occasional.

(idiomatic) Agitated and anxious. / (colloquial) Messed up.

plural of stating

The state or condition of being stateful.

(computing) That supports different states, reacting to the same input differently depending on the current state. / (obsolete) Full of state; stately.

(obsolete) To assume state or dignity.