gentlemanly

adverb

No English definition recorded for this entry.

No English definition recorded for this entry.

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

Of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a gentleman or gentlemen.
“Best of all, he ought to imagine his fellow-gamblers and the rest of the mob which stands trembling over a coin to be equally rich and gentlemanly with himself, and playing solely for recreation and pleasure.”
“With an election to cover and the soccer season in full swing, the sudoku newspaper rivalry stayed relatively gentlemanly until this month, when some of the last sudoku holdouts, including The Independent and The Guardian, joined the fray.”

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

In the manner or with the behavior of a gentleman; with social grace, politely.
“He went gentlemanly dressed in East Virginia style, wore a high-top silk hat, as had lawyer Park, and sported a gold headed walking cane.”