ladylike
adjective
like a lady.
unladylike
-
a word derived from
ladylike.
Example Sentences
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When I was a little girl and was sitting sprawled in what my Ohio farm-dwelling grandmother would call “an unladylike pose,” she would say, “Stop taking my picture!”
From Washington Post ● May 28, 2021
Adopting James’s style, after all, required Banville to write a sentence like this: “Henrietta delivered herself of a distinctly unladylike snort.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2017
When the novel was first published, Jane’s insubordination was regarded as rather shocking and unladylike.
From Slate ● Mar. 15, 2016
Again, at my house anyway, there was unladylike shouting at the television.
From US News ● Nov. 11, 2015
“But don’t tell Amelia,” she said, her voice returning to its usual ironic tone, “she’d think it unladylike to want to go to Oberlin.”
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
