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▪ I. ˈladyly, a. Obs. exc. as nonce-wd. Also 5 ladily. [f. lady n. + -ly1.] Befitting or characteristic of a lady, ladylike.
13..E.E. Allit. P. A. 773 Ouer alle oþer so hyȝ þou clambe, To lede with hym so ladyly lyf. a1400Morte Arth. 3254 In a surcott of sylke..with ladily lappes the lenghe of a ȝerde. c1477Caxton Jason 12 b, He brought to his mynde her fair and fresshe colour—her ladyly maytiene and her noble facoun and corpulence. 1840Tait's Mag. VII. 385 We do not refer to the fashionable annuals, those very ineffable bulletins of lordly and ladyly inanity. ▪ II. † ˈladyly, adv. Obs. [f. as prec. + -ly2.] In a manner befitting a lady; as a lady.
c1450Lonelich Grail xxvi. 129 This duchesse..nolde therto assente..and excused here ful ladyly. |