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ladylike

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la·dy·like  (ld-lk)
adj.
1. Characteristic of a lady; well-bred.
2. Appropriate for or becoming to a lady. See Synonyms at female.
3. Unduly sensitive to matters of propriety or decorum.
4. Lacking virility or strength.
lady·likeness n.
ladylike
Adjective
refined and fastidious
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.ladylike - befitting a woman of good breeding; "ladylike manners"
refined - (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel; "she was delicate and refined and unused to hardship"; "refined people with refined taste"
ladylike
adjective refined, cultured, sophisticated, elegant, proper, modest, respectable, polite, genteel, courtly, well-bred, decorous << OPPOSITE unladylike
Translations
Spanish ladylike [ˈleɪdɪlaɪk] adj → fino
French ladylike [ˈleɪdɪlaɪk] adj → distingué(e)
German ladylike [ˈleɪdɪlaɪk] lady adj → damenhaft
Italian ladylike [ˈleɪdɪlaɪk] adj → da signora, distinto/a
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She was ladylike, too, after the manner of the feminine gentility of those days; characterised by a certain state and dignity, rather than by the delicate, evanescent, and indescribable grace which is now recognised as its indication.
The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
I was the accomplished graduate of a dry goods store, where, by dint of ministering to the whims of fine ladies, and suiting silken hose to delicate limbs, and handling satins, ribbons, chintzes calicoes, tapes, gauze, and cambric needles, I grew up a very ladylike sort of a gentleman.
Mosses From An Old Manse and other stories by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
it was after all a raw fish; and all I can say is, that Fayaway ate it in a more ladylike manner than any other girl of the valley.
Typee by Melville, Herman View in context
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