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comparative more ladylike, superlative most ladylike
Of or related to the appearance or behaviour of a well-mannered woman. quotations examples
Coniux imperioſa. Ouidius. A ladylike wife that will be obeyed. […] Dura domina, imperioſa. Cic. A rigorous and ladilike dame that will be obeyed.
1565, Thomas Cooper, Thesaurus Linguæ Romanæ & Britannicæ, […], London
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? […]
1906 November 29, W. D. Nesbit, “The Querist”, in Life, volume 48, number 1257, page 673
Mirrin had lifted her second cup of tea, holding it, ladylike, with finger and thumb of her right hand while her left palm supported the saucer.
1976, Jessica Stirling [pseudonym; Hugh Crauford Rae], The Hiring Fair, Coronet Books, published 1998, page 271
Pirates, these women, with their ladylike briefcases for the loot and their horsy, acquisitive teeth.
1985, Margaret Atwood, “Soul Scrolls”, in The Handmaid’s Tale, Toronto, Ont.: McClelland and Stewart, page 165