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Definition of Gentlemanly
1. Adjective. Befitting a man of good breeding. "Gentlemanly behavior"
Definition of Gentlemanly
1. Adjective. Of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a gentleman or gentlemen. ¹
2. Adverb. In the manner or with the behavior of a gentleman; with social grace, politely. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gentlemanly
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gentlemanly
Literary usage of Gentlemanly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1886)
"... settled daring twenty-one months at Geneva, where he acquired the gentlemanly
accomplishments of fluent trench, dancing, fencing, and tennis-playing. ..."
2. Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle by Jane Welsh Carlyle (1883)
"JANE WELSH CARLYLE. he is clever and gentlemanly, and thoroughgoing, to appearance
at least, when looked at in front ; for the back of his head and neck, ..."
3. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"... and even Jewel describes him in a letter as "a most courteous man and gentlemanly
both in his manners and appearance" (Zurich Letters, I, 34). ..."
4. A History of American Literature by Moses Coit Tyler (1883)
"John Barnard of Marblehead—His versatile culture—His eminence —His intellectual
traits—His volumes of sermons—His gentlemanly treatment of sinners. IX. ..."
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