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UK
/lˈeɪdɪlˌaɪk/
]
[ US /ˈɫeɪdiˌɫaɪk/ ]
[ US /ˈɫeɪdiˌɫaɪk/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
befitting a woman of good breeding
ladylike manners
How To Use ladylike In A Sentence
- I guess she would rather I expressed myself in a more ladylike manner, or at least a little more eloquently.
- She winced and screamed a very foul and unladylike oath.
- But we'll keep them in twinsets for the actual episodes, so the women's magazines can keep selling that crap about how the ladylike look is in again.
- The principle gave a very unladylike snort and tried to cover it up with a cough.
- Cal snorted in an extremely unladylike and inelegant way, and spoke to her girlfriend.
- She acted like a spoilt diva demanding to be the centre of attention and her foul mouth was far from ladylike. The Sun
- I hate to be blunt, Frankie, but she just didn't strike me as being very ladylike.
- So the key to wearing short shorts in a ladylike manner is to balance it out with tops with more coverage, like long sleeves, jackets and even layers.
- My large, stupid smile almost developed into a burst of loud, unladylike laughter.
- Two catwalk trends - ladylike and pastel - collide to provide the saccharine effect you see here. Times, Sunday Times