Female
Female adjective - Of, relating to, or marked by qualities traditionally associated with women.
Usage example: female standards of housekeeping imposed by the women at the vacation cottage weren't especially popular with the men
Ladylike
Ladylike adjective - Befitting a woman of good breeding.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Corso Riggs wants to be this for the female Smuggler, but the Smuggler isn't terribly ladylike.
Source: Lady and Knight - Luster the sorceress in the game-within-a-show of The Gamers: Dorkness Rising, at least when she's being played by a female actor, in contrast to the more ladylike fighter Daphne.
Source: Ms Fanservice / Live-Action Film -
Female protagonists tend to follow the ladylike ideals if they are peasant girls.
Source: Proper Lady
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