GENTLEMANLY


Meaning of GENTLEMANLY in English

I. -lē, -li adverb

Etymology: Middle English gentilmanly, from gentilman + -ly (adverb suffix)

: in the manner of a gentleman

he was sitting gentlemanly up in the … taxi — Saul Bellow

II. adjective

Etymology: Middle English gentilmanly, from gentilman + -ly (adjective suffix)

: having the character of or characteristic of a gentleman in nature, behavior, or appearance

gentlemanly instincts

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.