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gentlemanly

[ jen-tl-muhn-lee ]

/ ˈdʒɛn tl mən li /

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adjective

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

OTHER WORDS FROM gentlemanly

gen·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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Example sentences from the Web for gentlemanly

Gentlemanliness it regards as perfect virtue, containing all particular virtues, and all goods for the sake of the honourable.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5|Various
The soul of gentlemanliness is a kindly feeling toward others, that prompts one to secure their comfort.
Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners|B.G. Jefferis
At once I understood the urbanity and the gentlemanliness that must have existed in the patriarchal times.
Rattlin the Reefer|Edward Howard
Simple Clare could not see what keeping a carriage had to do with gentlemanliness.
Clare Avery|Emily Sarah Holt

There was a blaze of brutal pharisaism that put a bar-sinister across any claim to gentlemanliness on the part of the majority.
Germany and the Germans|Price Collier

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