Etymology

gentlemanly

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Today it means: Of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a gentleman or gentlemen. Full definition →

Middle English gentilmanly
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gentlemanly · adjective1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromgentilmanly
  2. English todaygentlemanly

From Middle English gentilmanly; equivalent to gentleman + -ly (adjectival suffix).

gentlemanly · adverb2

  1. Middle English · inherited fromgentilmanly
  2. English todaygentlemanly

From Middle English gentilmanly; equivalent to gentleman + -ly (adverbial suffix).

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