ladylike

conveying different meanings according to people's perceptions of what a woman ought or ought not do, say, think, wear, feel, look like, "ladylike" is a subjective cultural judgment. Choose instead precise adjectives: courteous, well-mannered, civil, polite, tender, cooperative, neat, soft-spoken, gentle, aristocratic, cultured, elegant, proper, correct, gracious, considerate, refined, well-bred, kind, well-spoken. These adjectives apply equally well to a man. See also lady (adj.).