gentlemanly
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English gentilmanly; equivalent to gentleman + -ly.
Pronunciation[edit]
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Adjective[edit]
gentlemanly (comparative gentlemanlier, superlative gentlemanliest)
- Of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a gentleman or gentlemen.
- Synonym: gentlemanlike
- 2010 June 22, Catherine Rampell, “In Law Schools, Grades Go Up, Just Like That”, in The New York Times, page A1:
- Some schools bump up everyone’s grades, some just allow for more As and others all but eliminate the once-gentlemanly C.
- 2023 March 8, Paul Salveson, “Fond farewells to two final trains...”, in RAIL, number 978, page 54:
- The stationmaster was an important part of the local community. Anyon Kay, in his reminiscences of Horwich in the early 20th century, remembers a Mr Horsfield as stationmaster - "a gentlemanly character who took his job very seriously".
Derived terms[edit]
Adverb[edit]
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.
Synonyms[edit]
- gentlemanlily (rare)
Translations[edit]
in the manner of a gentleman
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