About The Word Ladylike
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Ladylike
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What's The Definition Of Ladylike?
[adj] befitting a woman of good breeding; "ladylike manners"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Ladylike: refined Related Terms | Find terms related to Ladylike: aristocratic | chivalrous | correct | courteous | courtly | cultivated | cultured | decorous | dignified | distaff | ducal | elegant | exalted | female | feminine | genteel | gentle | gentlemanlike | gentlemanly | gentlewomanlike | girlish | gracious | gynecic | gynecoid | gynic | high | highbred | kinglike | kingly | kittenish | knightly | little-girlish | maidenly | mannerly | matronal | matronlike | matronly | muliebral | noble | of gentle blood | of rank | patrician | petticoat | polished | polite | princelike | princely | proper | queenlike | queenly | quite the lady | refined | respectable | titled | well-bred | well-brought-up | womanish | womanlike | womanly See Also | Ladylike In Webster's Dictionary \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.
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