ladyish

English

Etymology

lady +‎ -ish

Adjective

ladyish (comparative more ladyish, superlative most ladyish)

1. Characteristic of a lady; ladylike.
   • 1884, Joseph Conrad, Tales Of Hearsay‎^[1]:

     Do you think it was a ladyish, afternoon call, another-cup-of-tea-please apparition that visits your Professor Cranks and that journalist chap you are always talking about?

   • 1893, Ernest Dowson, Arthur Moore, A Comedy of Masks‎^[2]:

     She is an innocent young thing, after all--younger than I ever was--for all her fine dresses and her grand ladyish way.

Related terms

• young-ladyish

Anagrams

• hyalids, shadily