What does lady-like mean?
Lady-like means Alternative form of ladylike..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Alternative form of ladylike..
They put me in mind of a poor Girl, a Miss Peachy (a real, & in the end, a melancholy Story)—she was a fine young Woman; but thinking herself too ruddy & blowsy, it was her Custom to bleed herself (an Art she had learn’d on purpose) 3 or 4 times against the Rugby Races in order to appear more dainty & Lady-like at the balls, &c
“Having understood as much, I was rather astonished to find her so very lady-like! But she is really quite the gentlewoman.”
They were shewn into a back sitting-room on the ground-floor, where a certain air of elegant untidiness denoted the lady-like superiority of Mrs. Smallwood.
Ladies in English legend have been known to turn into foxes; but do so ladily, in a properly lady-like manner.
The images of strong, active women were inspiring, a long way from the days when females were relegated to "lady-like" sports and young girls were left on the sidelines while their brothers played.
Did not the beſt of men the Virgin give / Into his hands by whom himſelfe did live, / Nor did they two yeares after talke of force, / Or Lady-like, make ſuite for a divorſe; […]
If I felt the least bit joyous, and tripped lightly through the house or yard, I was immediately called back to “walk lady-like.”
She walked lady-like into the chamber, sighing and projecting an indignant posture as if all of the proceedings were beneath her.
Use lady-like when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Lady-like means Alternative form of ladylike..
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They put me in mind of a poor Girl, a Miss Peachy (a real, & in the end, a melancholy Story)—she was a fine young Woman; but thinking herself too ruddy & blowsy, it was her Custom to bleed herself (an Art she had learn’d on purpose) 3 or 4 times against the Rugby Races in order to appear more dainty & Lady-like at the balls, &c
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