gentlemanly

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English

Etymology

From Middle English gentilmanly; equivalent to gentleman +‎ -ly.

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Adjective

gentlemanly (comparative gentlemanlier, superlative gentlemanliest)

  1. 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".

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Adverb

gentlemanly (comparative more gentlemanly, superlative most gentlemanly)

  1. 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.

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