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Webster 1913 Edition


Gentlemanly

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Gen′tle-man-likeˊ

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Gen′tle-man-ly

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Adj.
Of, pertaining to, resembling, or becoming, a gentleman; befitting a man of good breeding; well-behaved; courteous; polite;
as,
gentlemanly
behavior
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Gentlemanly

GEN'TLEMANLY

,
Adj.
Pertaining to or becoming a gentleman, or a man of good family and breeding; polite; complaisant; as gentlemanly manners.
1.
Like a man of birth and good breeding; as a gentlemanly officer.