ladyish
- a word derived from lady.
Example Sentences
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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 Dowson, Ernest Christopher
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 Howells, William Dean
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 Hope, Eva
Do you think it was a ladyish, afternoon call, another-cup-of-tea-please apparition that visits your Professor Cranks and that journalist chap you are always talking about?
From Tales Of Hearsay by Conrad, Joseph
She was too proud—I grant you that; but she wasn't stuck up nor young ladyish; she was simple and frank and kind about it.
From A London Life and Other Tales by James, Henry
