Definitions
befitting a woman of good breeding
Word origin
From lady + -like.
Used in a sentence
“Coniux imperioſa. Ouidius. A ladylike wife that will be obeyed. […] Dura domina, imperioſa. Cic. A rigorous and ladilike dame that will be obeyed.”
“Is it ladylike to giggle? / Is it ladylike to wink? / Is it ladylike to ride a horse astraddle? / Is it ladylike to wiggle? / Is it ladylike to drink? / Is it ladylike upon the beach to paddle? […]”
“Pirates, these women, with their ladylike briefcases for the loot and their horsy, acquisitive teeth.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Properly refined”8 letters
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