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gentlemanly

[jen-tl-muh n-lee]
adjective
  1. like, befitting, or characteristic of a gentleman.
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Origin of gentlemanly

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at gentleman, -ly
Related formsgen·tle·man·li·ness, nounpseu·do·gen·tle·man·ly, adverbqua·si-gen·tle·man·ly, adverbun·gen·tle·man·ly, adjective
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Historical Examples of gentlemanliness

  • Simple Clare could not see what keeping a carriage had to do with gentlemanliness.

    Clare Avery

    Emily Sarah Holt

  • We will not stay to discuss the gentlemanliness and delicacy of his behavior in this regard.

    At Last

    Marion Harland

  • The essence of gentlemanliness is self-rule, the sovereignty of the soul.

    Amiel's Journal

    Henri-Frdric Amiel

  • He would still carry the revolver; but for his old English gentlemanliness he would rely less on that than on the gout.

  • At once I understood the urbanity and the gentlemanliness that must have existed in the patriarchal times.

    Rattlin the Reefer

    Edward Howard

Word Origin and History for gentlemanliness

gentlemanly

adj.

mid-15c., from gentleman + -ly (1).

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