Gentlemanlike
[dʒentlmәnlaik]
Definition
(adj.) befitting a man of good breeding; 'gentlemanly behavior' .
Editor: Xenia--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Alt. of Gentlemanly
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Polite, courteous, civil, refined, urbane, genteel, well-bred.
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Examples
- He is a young man--modest and gentlemanlike--I am sure you will like him. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I will say, then, that we have seen him two or three times, and that my friends here are very much struck with his gentlemanlike appearance. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Your reproof, so well applied, I shall never forget: 'had you behaved in a more gentlemanlike manner. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- The little delicate, weak, gentlemanlike Portuguese was no match for the three Cossacks. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- I never mentioned his manners; but, unless I had a very bad taste, they must suit it; they are polished, calm, and gentlemanlike. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Otherwise, even in those early days and on that short acquaintance, he struck me as being a modest and gentlemanlike young man. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Palmella seems disposed to do a great deal for you and he is very gentlemanlike; therefore, if a man you must have, my voice is for Palmella! Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- His person was charming; but that won't do, even with gentlemanlike manners, for one's everyday companion. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Little Rawdon exhibited a fine appetite and showed a gentlemanlike behaviour. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- That's a fair and gentlemanlike division of labour, anyhow. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Mr. Bingley was good-looking and gentlemanlike; he had a pleasant countenance, and easy, unaffected manners. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- He seems a most gentlemanlike man; and I think, Elinor, I may congratulate you on the prospect of a very respectable establishment in life. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- Mr. Gardiner was a sensible, gentlemanlike man, greatly superior to his sister, as well by nature as education. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- The good looks, gallant bearing, and gentlemanlike appearance of the boy won the grandsire's heart for him. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Their brother is a pleasant gentlemanlike man--he is a great friend of Darcy's. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
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