If you say that a woman or girl is ladylike, you mean that she behaves in a polite, dignified, and graceful way. I hate to be blunt, Frankie, but she just didn't strike me as being very ladylike She crossed the room with quick, ladylike steps. if a woman or girl is ladylike, she behaves in a polite and quiet way that was once believed to be typical of or suitable for women