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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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Dictionary Results for ladylike:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

ladylike
    adj 1: befitting a woman of good breeding; "ladylike manners"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Ladylike \La"dy*like`\, a.
   1. Like a lady in appearance or manners; well-bred.
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            She was ladylike, too, after the manner of the
            feminine gentility of those days.     --Hawthorne.
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   2. Becoming or suitable to a lady; as, ladylike manners.
      "With fingers ladylike." --Warner.
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   3. Delicate; tender; feeble; effeminate.
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            Too ladylike a long fatigue to bear.  --Dryden.
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