gentlemanly

From Middle English gentilmanly; equivalent to gentleman +‎ -ly.

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gentlemanly (comparative gentlemanlier, superlative gentlemanliest)

1. Of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a gentleman or gentlemen.

   Synonym: gentlemanlike

   • 2010 June 22, Catherine Rampell, “In Law Schools, Grades Go Up, Just Like That”, in The New York Times, page A1:

     Some schools bump up everyone’s grades, some just allow for more As and others all but eliminate the once-gentlemanly C.

   • 2023 March 8, Paul Salveson, “Fond farewells to two final trains...”, in RAIL, number 978, page 54:

     The stationmaster was an important part of the local community. Anyon Kay, in his reminiscences of Horwich in the early 20th century, remembers a Mr Horsfield as stationmaster - "a gentlemanly character who took his job very seriously".

• gentlemanlily
• gentlemanliness

gentlemanly (comparative more gentlemanly, superlative most gentlemanly)

1. In the manner or with the behavior of a gentleman; with social grace, politely.
   • 1938, Charles A. Johnson, A Narrative History of Wise County, Virginia, page 165:

     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.

• gentlemanlily (rare)

• ladylike