Definitions for: Ladylike


[adj] befitting a woman of good breeding; "ladylike manners"



Webster (1913) Definition: La"dy*like`, a.
1. Like a lady in appearance or manners; well-bred.

She was ladylike, too, after the manner of the
feminine gentility of those days. --Hawthorne.

2. Becoming or suitable to a lady; as, ladylike manners.
``With fingers ladylike.'' --Warner.

3. Delicate; tender; feeble; effeminate.

Too ladylike a long fatigue to bear. --Dryden.

Synonyms: refined

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