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ladyly

ladyly is the alternative spelling of ladily.

Meaning of ladily

Adjective

ladily (comparative more ladily, superlative most ladily)

  1. Of or having the qualities of a lady.
    • But will the suppression of the population of the poor, receive the sanction of any but the lordly or ladily aristocrat?1830, Robert Dale Owen Unmasked by His Own Pen. Showing His Unqualified Approbation of a Most Obscenely Indelicate Work Entitled, “What Is Love, or, Every Woman’s Book.” […], New York, N.Y.: […]...
    Synonyms:
    ladylike

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Forms of ladyly

Adjective
comparativemore ladyly
superlativemost ladyly
Adverb
comparativemore ladyly
superlativemost ladyly

Questions about ladyly

What is ladyly the alternative spelling of?
Ladyly is the alternative spelling of ladily.

Words near ladyly in the dictionary

  1. ladyling
  2. ladylings
  3. ladylove
  4. ladyloves
  5. ladylumps
  6. ladyly
  7. ladymag
  8. ladymags
  9. ladyness
  10. ladypalm
  11. ladyparts

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