lady
noun
a woman who is refined, polite, and well-spoken.
ladyish
-
a word derived from
lady.
Example Sentences
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We were away at school for a few years and when we went home again they quite horrified our advanced, young ladyish taste.
From Emerson's Wife and Other Western Stories by Florence Finch Kelly
Then the antique mystery lurking in her face went out of it, and she became fin de siècle and romantic, and young ladyish, and uninteresting to Ludlow.
From The Coast of Bohemia by William Dean Howells
She is an innocent young thing, after all—younger than I ever was—for all her fine dresses and her grand ladyish way.
From A Comedy of Masks A Novel by Ernest Christopher Dowson
Such expressions as "young ladyish" and "missish" have far less meaning now than they used to have; for girls of all classes are more sensible, strong, and courageous, than they were at one time.
From Grace Darling Heroine of the Farne Islands by Eva Hope
Don't, for goodness' sake, begin to be languid and young ladyish!
From Beyond the City by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
