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young-ladylike

young-ladylike is the alternative form of young-lady-like.

Meaning of young-lady-like

Adjective

young-lady-like (comparative more young-lady-like, superlative most young-lady-like)

  1. 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....
    Synonyms:
    young-ladyish

See all 2 meanings of young-lady-like

Forms of young-ladylike

comparativemore young-ladylike
superlativemost young-ladylike

Questions about young-ladylike

What is young-ladylike the alternative form of?
Young-ladylike is the alternative form of young-lady-like.

Words near young-ladylike in the dictionary

  1. Young-Earthers
  2. young-hearted
  3. young-lady-like
  4. young-ladyish
  5. young-ladyism
  6. young-ladylike
  7. Young-Laplace equation
  8. Young-Madders syndrome
  9. Young-Simpson syndrome
  10. Youngberg
  11. Youngbergs

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