gentlepersonly
gentlepersonly adjective: having the manners or behavior of a gentleperson; having social graces; polite.
Adjective
gentlepersonly (comparative more gentlepersonly, superlative most gentlepersonly)
- Having the manners or behavior of a gentleperson; having social graces; polite.
- Possibly there have never been, in one ampitheater,^([sic]) three gladiators more civilized in style, more moderate in instinct, more gentlepersonly in mood, than Babbidge, Grasso and Killian.1974 January 23, Alan H. Olmstead, “Ambitions Clash”, in The Bridgeport Telegram, volume LXXXIII, number 19, Bridgeport, Conn., page twenty-two
- I think that the “energy crisis” (or whatever it really is) requires that we all think positively in a gentlepersonly way — not like jungle residents, which the influential Mr. Gorin apparently believes us to be.1974 February 12, James A.M. Coburn, “Gasoline attitudes”, in The Record, volume 79, number 217, published 18 February 1974, pages B—3
Forms of gentlepersonly
| comparative | more gentlepersonly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most gentlepersonly |
Origin of gentlepersonly
From gentleperson + -ly.
Questions about gentlepersonly
- What does gentlepersonly mean?
- Gentlepersonly means having the manners or behavior of a gentleperson; having social graces; polite.
- What part of speech is gentlepersonly?
- Gentlepersonly is an adjective.
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