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Webster 1913 Edition
Ladylike
La′dy-likeˊ
,Adj.
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;
“With fingers ladylike.” as,
. ladylike
mannersWarner.
3.
Delicate; tender; feeble; effeminate.
Too
ladylike
a long fatigue to bear. Dryden.
Definition 2024
ladylike
ladylike
English
Adjective
ladylike (comparative more ladylike, superlative most ladylike)
- Of or connected with the appearance or behaviour of a well-mannered woman.
- 1906 November 29, Nesbit, W. D., “The Querist”, in Life, volume 48, page 673:
- Is it ladylike to giggle? / Is it ladylike to wink? / Is it ladylike to ride a horse astraddle? / Is it ladylike to wiggle? / Is it ladylike to drink? / Is it ladylike upon the beach to paddle? […]
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Translations
of or connected with the appearance or behaviour of a well-mannered woman