What does "ladily" mean?

Of or having the qualities of a lady.

What is a synonym for "ladily"?

Common synonyms include: ladylike, ladylikely.

adj, adv

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Adjective

1
Of or having the qualities of a lady.
"But will the suppression of the population of the poor, receive the sanction of any but the lordly or ladily aristocrat?"

Adverb

1
In the manner of a lady.
"[…]a lady at the table talked so ladily of the Poets that I drank off my glass very often almost without knowing[…]"

"But will the suppression of the population of the poor, receive the sanction of any but the lordly or ladily aristocrat?"

From Middle English ladyly, ladily; equivalent to lady + -ly.

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