Obs. exc. as nonce-wd. Also 5 ladily. [f. LADY sb. + -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.
a. 1400[?]. Morte Arth., 3254. In a surcott of sylke with ladily lappes the lenghe of a ȝerde.
c. 1477. Caxton, Jason, 12 b. He brought to his mynde her fair and fresshe colourher ladyly maytiene and her noble facoun and corpulence.
1840. Taits Mag., VII. 385. We do not refer to the fashionable annuals, those very ineffable bulletins of lordly and ladyly inanity.