LADYLIKE

ladylike

(adjective) befitting a woman of good breeding; “ladylike manners”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

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



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