gentlemanly
Collocations
5ADJ.
british, east, fierce, rich
VERB + GENTLEMANLY
manners, stayed, went
GENTLEMANLY + NOUN
appearance, himself, layla, month, succession
PREP.
in, in, until, with
ADV.
equally, relatively
Definitions
adj
Of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a gentleman or gentlemen.
Best of all, he ought to imagine his fellow-gamblers and the rest of the mob which stands trembling over a coin to be equally rich and gentlemanly with himself, and playing solely for recreation and pleasure.
With an election to cover and the soccer season in full swing, the sudoku newspaper rivalry stayed relatively gentlemanly until this month, when some of the last sudoku holdouts, including The Independent and The Guardian, joined the fray.
adv
In the manner or with the behavior of a gentleman; with social grace, politely.
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.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — befitting a man of good breeding
- gentlemanlike
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6Best of all, he ought to imagine his fellow-gamblers and the rest of the mob which stands trembling over a coin to be equally rich and gentlemanly with himself, and playing solely for recreation and p
WiktionaryWith an election to cover and the soccer season in full swing, the sudoku newspaper rivalry stayed relatively gentlemanly until this month, when some of the last sudoku holdouts, including The Indepen
WiktionarySome schools bump up everyone’s grades, some just allow for more As and others all but eliminate the once-gentlemanly C.
WiktionaryHe went gentlemanly dressed in East Virginia style, wore a high-top silk hat, as had lawyer Park, and sported a gold headed walking cane.
WiktionaryShe was taken in by his gentlemanly appearance.
Tatoeba · #316419Sami was being gentlemanly to Layla.
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