gentlemanlike
gentlemanlike · more gentlemanlike · most gentlemanlike
Like a gentleman; courteousLike a gentleman; courteous.
» Mr. Bingley was good-looking and gentlemanlike; he had a pleasant countenance, and easy, unaffected manners.
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1 sensesLike a gentleman; courteous.
More definitions
- befitting a man of good breeding
Examples
1 sentencesMr. Bingley was good-looking and gentlemanlike; he had a pleasant countenance, and easy, unaffected manners.
Translations
2 languagesForms
more gentlemanlike, most gentlemanlike| Comparative | more gentlemanlike Lesson |
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| Superlative | most gentlemanlike Lesson |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- befitting a man of good breeding:gentlemanly
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form