ladylike
(adjective) befitting a woman of good breeding; “ladylike manners”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ladylike (comparative more ladylike, superlative most ladylike)
Of or related to the appearance or behaviour of a well-mannered woman.
Source: Wiktionary
La"dy*like`, a.
1. Like a lady in appearance or manners; well-bred. She was ladylike, too, after the manner of the feminine gentility of those days. Hawthorne.
2. Becoming or suitable to a lady; as, ladylike manners. "With fingers ladylike." Warner.
3. Delicate; tender; feeble; effeminate. Too ladylike a long fatigue to bear. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 November 2024
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
