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单词 gentlewomanlike
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gentlewomanlikeadv.adj.

Brit. /ˈdʒɛntl̩wʊmənˌlʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈdʒɛn(t)əlˌwʊmənˌlaɪk/
Forms: see gentlewoman n. and -like suffix.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: gentlewoman n., -like suffix.
Etymology: < gentlewoman n. + -like suffix. With use as adverb compare slightly later gentlemanlike adv.
A. adv.
In the manner of a gentlewoman. Now rare.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [adverb] > in a well-mannered way > in well-bred manner
gentlyc1230
gentlemanlyc1425
gentlewomanlikea1528
society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > gentry > [adverb]
squirelyc1400
gentlemanlyc1425
gentlewomanlikea1528
gentlemanlike1542
genteelly1601
liberally1624
tweedily1964
a1528 F. Poyntz tr. Table of Cebes (?1531) f. 9 A woman of a good grace & fauour..sytteth in an high throne, dressed gentylwomanlyke.
1607 T. Heywood Woman Kilde with Kindnesse sig. Gv (stage direction) Enter Sir Charles gentlemanlike, and his Sister gentlewomanlike.
2012 @Phase2Official 25 Aug. in twitter.com (accessed 13 Jan. 2020) Ooh, just cuz you're speaking all proper and gentlewoman-like doesn't make you any less evil.
B. adj.
1. Of a behaviour, characteristic, or thing: that is characteristic of or befits a gentlewoman; having features associated with the status, character, or behaviour of a gentlewoman; = gentlewomanly adj. 1. Now rare.
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society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > gentry > [adjective] > appropriate to a gentlewoman
gentlewomanlike1581
gentlewomanly1581
1581 B. Rich Farewell Militarie Profession Ep. Ded. sig. B.iiv Now if it were to defende the winde, or the coldnesse of the aire, my thinke a Frenche hoode had been a great deale better, for that had been..gentlewoman like.
1663 C. Hoole tr. Terence Andria i. i, in Six Comedies 12 She was of a more honest and Gentlewoman-like face then the rest.
1798 J. Baillie Tryal iii. i. in Series Plays Stronger Passions I. 240 Well, it may be pleasant enough, girls, but allow me to say all this playing, and laughing, and hoidening about is not gentlewomanlike.
1862 C. M. Yonge Countess Kate xi. 196 You will write a proper and gentlewomanlike note.
2014 Jerusalem Post 6 Jan. 3 Herzog praised his predecessor..for the ‘gentlewomanlike spirit in which she passed on the leadership of the party’.
2. Of a woman: having the appearance or manner of a gentlewoman; refined; well-mannered; courteous; = gentlewomanly adj. 2. Obsolete.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [adjective] > well-mannered > well-bred > specific
gentlemanlya1450
gentlemanlike1565
ladylike1566
gentlewomanly1581
gentlewomanlikea1626
gentlemany1660
gentlemany1728
the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > good repute > reputability or honourableness > [adjective] > gentlemanly or gentlewomanly
gentlemanlya1450
gentlemanlike1581
gentlewomanly1581
gentlewomanlikea1626
gentlemany1728
a1626 J. Horsey Relacion Trav. in E. A. Bond Russia at Close of 16th Cent. (1856) 213 A gentilweomanlike maiden..delivered me a curious white wraught handkercher.
1776 Morning Chron. 4 Nov. Mrs. Pitt is always loud and vulgar; Mrs. Whitefield generally soft, gracefull, and gentlewomanlike.
1832 C. C. F. Greville Mem. (1874) II. 335 He afterwards married the daughter of an innkeeper, who proved as gentlewomanlike as the other had been the reverse.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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