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单词 ladyish
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ladyishadj.

Brit. /ˈleɪdɪɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈleɪdiɪʃ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: lady n., -ish suffix1.
Etymology: < lady n. + -ish suffix1.
Of, relating to, or characteristic of a lady; ladylike; (excessively) refined or genteel.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [adjective] > affecting refinement
young-ladyfied1616
genteel1631
genteea1680
fal-lal1747
shabby-genteel1754
fine-ladylike1755
fine-ladyish1777
ladyish1830
silver-fork1831
haw-haw1841
lardy-dardy1861
la-di-dac1883
refained1925
1777 F. Burney Early Diary (1889) II. 189 Rather than appear finical and fine-ladyish, I got out.]
1830 Examiner 773/1 The whining of an artificial and lady-ish City Miss.
1955 S. H. Adams Grandfather Stories 294 Could they but see me now, as I sit easeful and ladyish, upon my spotless foredeck!
2005 Times (Nexis) 17 Feb. ii. 8 The catwalks may have pushed a revival of ladyish chic..but in reality far more women favoured the haute-bohemian look.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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