ladily adjective 1adverb 1forms 2 adjective1 •Of or having the qualities of a lady.But will the suppression of the population of the poor, receive the sanction of any but the lordly or ladily aristocrat? — 1830 adverb1 •In the manner of a lady.[…]a lady at the table talked so ladily of the Poets that I drank off my glass very often almost without knowing[…] — 1829 formsmore ladily · most ladily