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Ladylike

Ladylike Definition And Meaning
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.

Ladylike Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ladylike?

[adj] befitting a woman of good breeding; "ladylike manners"

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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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