"ladylike" meaning in English

See ladylike in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: ladylike [positive], more ladylike [comparative], most ladylike [superlative]
Head templates: {{adjective|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If someone is ladylike she is polite in a feminine way. She behaves in a way that an important woman (a lady) would long ago.
    Sense id: simple-ladylike-en-adj-Msq20K~~
  2. If an action is ladylike it is something that would be right for a lady. It is something someone does if she is ladylike.
    Sense id: simple-ladylike-en-adj-zYNpTBmx
     
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    },
    {
      "form": "more ladylike",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most ladylike",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Her ladylike ways impressed the older people in the room."
        }
      ],
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        "If someone is ladylike she is polite in a feminine way. She behaves in a way that an important woman (a lady) would long ago."
      ],
      "id": "simple-ladylike-en-adj-Msq20K~~"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Do not eat with your hands, it's not ladylike."
        }
      ],
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      ],
      "id": "simple-ladylike-en-adj-zYNpTBmx"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ladylike"
}

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    {
      "form": "ladylike",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more ladylike",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most ladylike",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Her ladylike ways impressed the older people in the room."
        }
      ],
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        "If someone is ladylike she is polite in a feminine way. She behaves in a way that an important woman (a lady) would long ago."
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Do not eat with your hands, it's not ladylike."
        }
      ],
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        "If an action is ladylike it is something that would be right for a lady. It is something someone does if she is ladylike."
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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