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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 Irelanders
  2. Young Island
  3. Young Italy
  4. young ladies
  5. young lady
  6. young ladylike
  7. Young Lions
  8. young man
  9. young men
  10. young money
  11. young moon

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