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Webster 1913 Edition
Gentlemanly
{
Gen′tle-man-likeˊ
,Gen′tle-man-ly
, }Adj.
Of, pertaining to, resembling, or becoming, a gentleman; befitting a man of good breeding; well-behaved; courteous; polite;
as,
. gentlemanly
behaviorWebster 1828 Edition
Gentlemanly
GEN'TLEMANLY
,Adj.
1.
Like a man of birth and good breeding; as a gentlemanly officer.Definition 2024
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English
Adjective
gentlemanly (comparative more gentlemanly, superlative most gentlemanly)
- Of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a gentleman or gentlemen.
- 2010, Catherine Rampell, “In Law Schools, Grades Go Up, Just Like That”, in The New York Times, 2010 June 22, page A1:
- Some schools bump up everyone’s grades, some just allow for more As and others all but eliminate the once-gentlemanly C.
- 2010, Catherine Rampell, “In Law Schools, Grades Go Up, Just Like That”, in The New York Times, 2010 June 22, page A1:
Adverb
gentlemanly (comparative more gentlemanly, superlative most gentlemanly)
- In the manner or with the behavior of a gentleman; with social grace, politely.
- 1938, Charles A. Johnson, A Narrative History of Wise County, Virginia (page 165)
- He went gentlemanly dressed in East Virginia style, wore a high-top silk hat, as had lawyer Park, and sported a gold headed walking cane.
- 1938, Charles A. Johnson, A Narrative History of Wise County, Virginia (page 165)
Translations
in the manner of a gentleman