gentlemanly
adjective
gen·tle·man·ly
ˈjen-tᵊl-mən-lē 
ˈje-nᵊl-
: characteristic of or having the character of a gentleman
Examples of gentlemanly in a Sentence
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Cecil Beaton performed the warm and gentlemanly feat of remembering everyone, even slight acquaintances, and putting them instantly at ease.
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Gloria Steinem, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2024
Coach Prime brands himself a disciplinarian, publicly preaching to CU football players the importance of academics, citizenship, respect, gentlemanly behavior, faith, family, punctuality and responsibility.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2024
Regular Show While it's got its fair share of talking animals — and gumball machines, yetis, and gentlemanly lollipop people — Regular Show is one of the rare cartoons that is actually about lazy, aimless twentysomethings and not just frequently watched by them.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2023
The list is a product of social domination, as if Obama was still the gentlemanly leader of the free world despite apparent angry, demented POTUS puppetry.
—Armond White, National Review, 12 Jan. 2024
Drawn into the Cat Kingdom and slowly changing into feline form, her only hope is the gentlemanly Baron, the humanoid cat from Whisper of the Heart.
—Matt Kamen, WIRED, 7 Sep. 2023
As a disciplinarian, O’Neill was pretty fair In the NHL’s simpler, less corporatized days, the gentlemanly Brian O’Neill was always a calm, steady voice in a league that featured mayhem and brawls as main attractions.
—Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2023
Unlike Van Wart, an illiterate farmer, André struck some as the embodiment of the gentlemanly ideals embraced by so many upper-class American officers.
—Christopher Kuo, New York Times, 21 July 2023
The three most pertinent: a quaint or ancient setting; a gentlemanly or scholarly protagonist; and the discovery of a mysterious object or book that attracts an unwelcome visitor from beyond the grave.
—Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2023
Gloria Steinem, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2024
Coach Prime brands himself a disciplinarian, publicly preaching to CU football players the importance of academics, citizenship, respect, gentlemanly behavior, faith, family, punctuality and responsibility.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2024
Regular Show While it's got its fair share of talking animals — and gumball machines, yetis, and gentlemanly lollipop people — Regular Show is one of the rare cartoons that is actually about lazy, aimless twentysomethings and not just frequently watched by them.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2023
The list is a product of social domination, as if Obama was still the gentlemanly leader of the free world despite apparent angry, demented POTUS puppetry.
—Armond White, National Review, 12 Jan. 2024
Drawn into the Cat Kingdom and slowly changing into feline form, her only hope is the gentlemanly Baron, the humanoid cat from Whisper of the Heart.
—Matt Kamen, WIRED, 7 Sep. 2023
As a disciplinarian, O’Neill was pretty fair In the NHL’s simpler, less corporatized days, the gentlemanly Brian O’Neill was always a calm, steady voice in a league that featured mayhem and brawls as main attractions.
—Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2023
Unlike Van Wart, an illiterate farmer, André struck some as the embodiment of the gentlemanly ideals embraced by so many upper-class American officers.
—Christopher Kuo, New York Times, 21 July 2023
The three most pertinent: a quaint or ancient setting; a gentlemanly or scholarly protagonist; and the discovery of a mysterious object or book that attracts an unwelcome visitor from beyond the grave.
—Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2023
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“Gentlemanly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gentlemanly. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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