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Definition of Ladylike
1. Adjective. Befitting a woman of good breeding. "Ladylike manners"
Definition of Ladylike
1. a. Like a lady in appearance or manners; well-bred.
Definition of Ladylike
1. Adjective. of or connected with the appearance or behaviour of a well-mannered woman ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ladylike
1. resembling or suitable to a lady [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ladylike
Literary usage of Ladylike
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life and Theatrical Times of Charles Kean, F.S.A. by Fanny Kemble, Kate Field, John William Cole (1882)
"... unwilling not to say some kindly word of commendation of our effort, she meekly
observed, "It's very pretty, very graceful, very"—a pause—"ladylike. ..."
2. The Kingdom of Evils: Psychiatric Social Work Presented in One Hundred Case by Elmer Ernest Southard, Mary Cromwell Jarrett (1922)
"The biggest story hung upon the loss of a brooch by a fellow war worker, who had
known her for two or three months and regarded her as a quiet, ladylike ..."
3. The Bachelor of the Albany by Marmion Wilard Savage (1848)
"... and ladylike Men—Perverse Purity of the Electors of Borough- cross—Tom Turner
writes a spicy Article—How Mrs. Harry went down to the Borough, ..."
4. Record of a Girlhood by Fanny Kemble (1878)
"... that a young-lady element had any business whatever in a play, she very kindly
allowed her name to adorn the title-page of my wn-young ladylike drama. ..."
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