damely
damely adjective: of, relating to, or befitting a dame (all senses).
Adjective
damely (comparative more damely, superlative most damely)
- Of, relating to, or befitting a dame (all senses)
- Will she be remembered more as a character, thoroughly damely and commanding, or for her writings?2005, Rosemary Dinnage, Alone! Alone!: Lives of Some Outsider Women
- Instead of compromising her damely dignity, they arguably give a fuller sense of a well-rounded individual which runs counter to the usual (rather restrictive) cultural logic of what is appropriate for women over 60, and perhaps women of her particular class milieu especially.2015, Deborah Jermyn, Susan Holmes, Women, Celebrity and Cultures of Ageing
Forms of damely
| comparative | more damely |
|---|---|
| superlative | most damely |
Origin of damely
From dame + -ly.
Questions about damely
- What does damely mean?
- Damely means of, relating to, or befitting a dame (all senses).
- What part of speech is damely?
- Damely is an adjective.
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