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Recent Examples of ladylike
In the chillier seasons, sleeveless styles style well under a blazer or ladylike jacket for a bit of extra coverage with a polished twist.
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Kristina Rutkowski, Glamour, 13 Jan. 2026
Sleek, sculptural, and designed to hug the foot in a barely-there manner, these ladylike silhouettes are perfect peeking out from beneath a maxi dress or grounding sharp tailoring.
—Minty Mellon, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2025
For example, as a result of my natural, ladylike passivity, some of my attempts to ruin the workplace have gone unnoticed for weeks.
—Ariel Dumas, New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2025
Overall, Van Houtte detected a move away from quiet luxury and the ladylike aesthetic, with fewer neutral tones, with the exception of white.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
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Kristina Rutkowski, Glamour, 13 Jan. 2026
Sleek, sculptural, and designed to hug the foot in a barely-there manner, these ladylike silhouettes are perfect peeking out from beneath a maxi dress or grounding sharp tailoring.
—Minty Mellon, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2025
For example, as a result of my natural, ladylike passivity, some of my attempts to ruin the workplace have gone unnoticed for weeks.
—Ariel Dumas, New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2025
Overall, Van Houtte detected a move away from quiet luxury and the ladylike aesthetic, with fewer neutral tones, with the exception of white.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ladylike
Adjective
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Performances are solid throughout, notably from Boulane, who turns up the gentlemanly charm by infinitesimal degrees.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
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Urban gave Kidman a gentlemanly gesture on the Cannes red carpet in 2013.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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For men, engaging with cosmetic surgery or tweakments to enhance appearance was, until recently, perceived as a largely feminine endeavor.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Vogue,
9 Jan. 2026
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Style them with dainty socks or sheer tights for a feminine, fashion-forward look, or keep things simple with clean, white ankle socks, denim, or an easy day dress.—
Nina Derwin,
Glamour,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Capturing the story of a wandering hedge knight in Dunk, or a warrior without land or wealth, and his squire, a young boy, will steer Game of Thrones fans away from the medieval world of chivalrous knights protecting the weak and the innocent to a more realistic portrayal of knighthood.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Jan. 2026
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And both the book and the film offered historically nonsensical versions of the Klan as an honorable and chivalrous group fighting for social justice and the virtue of white womanhood.—
Jody Mamone,
Hartford Courant,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Phil initially teases Peter for being weak and effeminate.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
25 Sep. 2025
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So in a move that no one had approved, Wayans put on an effeminate voice for the character in hopes Executive Producer Lorne Michaels would be angry.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Utilizing a far more civilized system, the host at the stand in front of the restaurant gives diners an oddly accurate time to return.—
Joel Stein,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Jan. 2026
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Here was a foolish and incompetent tribune of the nation’s racist vulgarians, opposed by the prosperous and the well educated, the civilized and the tolerant.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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On the left: a photograph of a blurred womanly figure, her white dress smeared into an avian or angelic wingspan, her head eerily effaced, allowing the forest behind her to show sharply through.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Dec. 2025
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Tarun would tease her, and my mother would look sorrowfully toward Kavitha, as if the two of them now shared some womanly burden.—
Madhuri Vijay,
New Yorker,
16 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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These soft and chewy treats are the result of dozens of careful recipe tests.—
Lizzy Briskin,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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In Benediction, Terence Davies had to split Siegfried Sassoon into two (Jack Lowden, Peter Capaldi) to create a comparably complex personality, but Scott’s Adam is all the more moving for being less refined, a performance of sustained fragility and unmanly truth.—
Armond White,
National Review,
29 Dec. 2023
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Why is his governess, Mrs. Brock, fired for encouraging Richard’s unmanly interest in poetry and music?—
Francine Prose,
The New York Review of Books,
22 Nov. 2018
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“Ladylike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ladylike. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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