Definition of Gentlemanly

1. Adjective. Befitting a man of good breeding. "Gentlemanly behavior"

Exact synonyms: Gentlemanlike
Similar to: Refined
Derivative terms: Gentleman

Definition of Gentlemanly

1. Adjective. Of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a gentleman or gentlemen. ¹

2. Adverb. In the manner or with the behavior of a gentleman; with social grace, politely. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Gentlemanly

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gentlemanly

gentleman's agreement
gentleman's bet
gentleman's gentleman
gentleman-at-arms
gentleman about town
gentleman cow
gentleman farmer
gentleman farmers
gentleman of leisure
gentleman scientist
gentlemanhood
gentlemanish
gentlemanlike
gentlemanliness
gentlemanly (current term)
gentlemanship
gentleman’s agreement
gentlemen
gentlemen's agreement
gentlemen's club
gentlemen and scholars
gentlemen farmers
gentlemen of leisure
gentleness
gentlenesses
gentlepeople
gentleperson
gentlepersons
gentler

Literary usage of Gentlemanly

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1886)
"... settled daring twenty-one months at Geneva, where he acquired the gentlemanly accomplishments of fluent trench, dancing, fencing, and tennis-playing. ..."

2. Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle by Jane Welsh Carlyle (1883)
"JANE WELSH CARLYLE. he is clever and gentlemanly, and thoroughgoing, to appearance at least, when looked at in front ; for the back of his head and neck, ..."

3. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"... and even Jewel describes him in a letter as "a most courteous man and gentlemanly both in his manners and appearance" (Zurich Letters, I, 34). ..."

4. A History of American Literature by Moses Coit Tyler (1883)
"John Barnard of Marblehead—His versatile culture—His eminence —His intellectual traits—His volumes of sermons—His gentlemanly treatment of sinners. IX. ..."

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