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ladyish

adj

Etymology

From lady + -ish.

  1. inherited from hlǣfdīġe
  2. inherited from lady
  3. suffixed as ladyish — “lady + ish”

Definitions

  1. Characteristic of a lady

    Characteristic of a lady; ladylike.

    • Do you think it was a ladyish, afternoon call, another-cup-of-tea-please apparition that visits your Professor Cranks and that journalist chap you are always talking about?
    • She is an innocent young thing, after all--younger than I ever was--for all her fine dresses and her grand ladyish way.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA