gentlemanlike

See also: gentleman-like

English

Alternative forms

• gentleman-like

Etymology

From gentleman +‎ -like.

Adjective

gentlemanlike (comparative more gentlemanlike, superlative most gentlemanlike)

1. Like a gentleman; courteous.

   Synonym: gentlemanly

   • 1905, William Clark Russell, The Yarn of Old Harbour Town, page 208:

     He bowed to me, he madamed me, he was throughout as gentlemanlike and respectful as I had ever found him when we met at Old Harbour House or in Old Harbour Town.