young-lady-like adjective 1adverb 1forms 2 adjective1 •Resembling or characteristic of a young lady.You, who do not love writing, cannot think that any one else does: but I am sorry to say that I have a very young-lady-like partiality to writing to those that I love…… — 1832 adverb1 •(rare) In the manner of a young lady.Her young Lady was so tenacious, she said, (young Lady like) of her authority, that she would never forgive her if she were known to make an appeal to me, or to my aunt. — 1753 formsmore young-lady-like · most young-lady-like