/ ˈleɪdilaɪk; NAmE / adjective
( old-fashioned ) polite and quiet; typical of what is supposed to be socially acceptable for a woman :
ladylike behaviour
Her language was not very ladylike.
SYN refined
/ ˈleɪdilaɪk; NAmE / adjective
( old-fashioned ) polite and quiet; typical of what is supposed to be socially acceptable for a woman :
ladylike behaviour
Her language was not very ladylike.
SYN refined
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005