young-lady-like
young-lady-like adjective: resembling or characteristic of a young lady.
Adjective
young-lady-like (comparative more young-lady-like, superlative most young-lady-like)
- Resembling or characteristic of a young lady.
- You, who do not love writing, cannot think that any one else does: but I am sorry to say that I have a very young-lady-like partiality to writing to those that I love……1832 November 27, Edward FitzGerald, “Letters of Edward FitzGerald”, in William Aldis Wright, editor, Letters and Literary Remains of Edward FitzGerald […], volume I, London; New York, N.Y....
- This is not a very novel incident, but young ladies like stories of love and murder, and Miss Fidler’s tastes were peculiarly young-lady-like.1839, Mary Clavers [pseudonym; Caroline Kirkland], chapter XXVII, in A New Home—Who’ll Follow? or, Glimpses of Western Life. […], New York, N.Y.: C. S. Francis, […]; Boston, Mass.: J. H. Francis...
- Synonyms:
- young-ladyish
Adverb
young-lady-like (comparative more young-lady-like, superlative most young-lady-like)
- In the manner of a young lady.
- Her young Lady was ſo tenacious, ſhe ſaid, (young Lady like) of her authority, that ſhe would never forgive her if ſhe were known to make an appeal to me, or to my aunt.1753 (indicated as 1754), [Samuel Richardson], “Letter XV. Lady Grandison, in Continuation.”, in The History of Sir Charles Grandison. […], 2nd edition, volume VI, London: […] S[amuel] Richardson...
- Agatha made some unintelligible answer. She thought Nathanael’s quick eyes darted from her to Mrs. Ianson and back again, as if to judge whether, young-lady-like, she had told his secret to all her female friends.1852, [Dinah Craik], “The Course of Agatha’s Deliberations”, in Agatha’s Husband. […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC, page 52
Examples of young-lady-like in a sentence
- In that post-war moment of class mobility and a burgeoning popular youth culture, she was able to represent modernity and liberation, while remaining respectably 'young-lady-like'.2004 March 6, Rachel Moseley, “She [Audrey Hepburn]'s everybody's dream girl”, in The Observer, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN...
- Ironically — and young-lady-like — their daughter, Joy Ellen, 16, is more interested in ballet and tap dancing than she is in racing.1967 June 14, Panky Glamsch, “His Hobby Hard on Her Nerves”, in The Tampa Tribune, final city edition, 73rd year, number 165, Tampa, Fla....
Synonyms of young-lady-like
Forms of young-lady-like
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more young-lady-like |
| superlative | most young-lady-like |
| alternative form | young ladylike |
| alternative form | young-ladylike |
| Adverb | |
| comparative | more young-lady-like |
| superlative | most young-lady-like |
Origin of young-lady-like
From young lady + -like.
Questions about young-lady-like
- What does young-lady-like mean?
- Young-lady-like means resembling or characteristic of a young lady.
- How do you use young-lady-like in a sentence?
- In that post-war moment of class mobility and a burgeoning popular youth culture, she was able to represent modernity and liberation, while remaining respectably 'young-lady-like'.
- What part of speech is young-lady-like?
- Young-lady-like can be an adjective or an adverb.
Words near young-lady-like in the dictionary
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