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ladylike

ladylike is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.Becoming or suitable to a lady; as, ladylike manners. "With fingers ladylike." Warner.
  2. 2.Delicate; tender; feeble; effeminate. Too ladylike a long fatigue to bear. Dryden.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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