Gentlemanlike

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Like a gentleman; courteous.

    "He bowed to me, he madamed me, he was throughout as gentlemanlike and respectful as I had ever found him when we met at Old Harbour House or in Old Harbour Town."

Adjective
  1. 1
    befitting a man of good breeding wordnet

Synonyms

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aristocraticbullchivalrouscultivatedculturedducal

Example

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"Mr. Bingley was good-looking and gentlemanlike; he had a pleasant countenance, and easy, unaffected manners."

Etymology

From gentleman + -like.

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