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gentlemanliest

gentlemanliest is the superlative form of gentlemanly.

Meaning of gentlemanly

Adjective

gentlemanly (comparative gentlemanlier, superlative gentlemanliest)

  1. Of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a gentleman or gentlemen.
    • Best of all, he ought to imagine his fellow-gamblers and the rest of the mob which stands trembling over a coin to be equally rich and gentlemanly with himself, and playing solely for recreation and pleasure.1867, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, chapter II, in The Gambler, translated by C. J. Hogarth^(https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Gambler_(1867)/II)
    Synonyms:
    gentlemanlike

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Questions about gentlemanliest

What is gentlemanliest the superlative form of?
Gentlemanliest is the superlative form of gentlemanly.

Words near gentlemanliest in the dictionary

  1. gentlemanize
  2. gentlemanized
  3. gentlemanizes
  4. gentlemanizing
  5. gentlemanlier
  6. gentlemanliest
  7. gentlemanlike
  8. gentlemanlikely
  9. gentlemanlikeness
  10. gentlemanlily
  11. gentlemanliness

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