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Word entry · 11 letters

gentlemanly

Best crossword clue

"Polite and refined"

11 letters · collected on this word page

11 lettersPart of speech adjectiveSorted aeegllmnntyStarts with GEnds with Y1 cluesCommon crossword word
1G2E3N4T5L6E7M8A9N10L11Y

Definitions

  1. befitting a man of good breeding

Word origin

From Middle English gentilmanly; equivalent to gentleman + -ly (adjectival suffix).

Used in a sentence

  • Best of all, he ought to imagine his fellow-gamblers and the rest of the mob which stands trembling over a coin to be equally rich and gentlemanly with himself, and playing solely for recreation and pleasure.
  • Some schools bump up everyone’s grades, some just allow for more As and others all but eliminate the once-gentlemanly C.
  • He went gentlemanly dressed in East Virginia style, wore a high-top silk hat, as had lawyer Park, and sported a gold headed walking cane.

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