gentlemanly

gentlemanly
Of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a gentleman or gentlemen.

Some schools bump up everyone’s grades, some just allow for more As and others all but eliminate the once-gentlemanly C.

2. adverb
In the manner or with the behavior of a gentleman; with social grace, politely.

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  • gentlemanly — index civil (polite) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • gentlemanly — (adj.) mid 15c., from GENTLEMAN (Cf. gentleman) + LY (Cf. ly) (1) …   Etymology dictionary

  • gentlemanly — [jent′ l mənlē] adj. [ME] of, characteristic of, or fit for a gentleman; well mannered: also gentlemanlike gentlemanliness n …   English World dictionary

  • Gentlemanly — Gentlemanlike Gen tle*man*like , Gentlemanly Gen tle*man*ly, a. Of, pertaining to, resembling, or becoming, a gentleman; befitting a man of good breeding; well behaved; courteous; polite; as, gentlemanly behavior. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • gentlemanly — [[t]ʤe̱nt(ə)lmənli[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n (approval) If you describe a man s behaviour as gentlemanly, you approve of him because he has good manners. He was respected by all who knew him for his kind and gentlemanly consideration. Syn:… …   English dictionary

  • gentlemanly — gen|tle|man|ly [ˈdʒentlmənli] adj a man who is gentlemanly speaks and behaves politely, and treats other people with respect …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • gentlemanly — gen|tle|man|ly [ dʒentlmənli ] adjective a gentlemanly man behaves in a polite way and considers other people s feelings …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • gentlemanly — adjective a man who is gentlemanly is polite, honourable, and always careful to consider other people s feelings …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • gentlemanly — adjective gentlemanly manners came naturally to him Syn: chivalrous, gallant, honorable, noble, courteous, civil, mannerly, polite, gracious, considerate, thoughtful; well bred, cultivated, cultured, refined, suave, urbane Ant …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • gentlemanly — UK [ˈdʒent(ə)lmənlɪ] / US adjective a gentlemanly man behaves in a polite way and considers other people s feelings …   English dictionary

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