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that's 'cuz gentlemanly can be either adjective or adverb, depending..
adv : in the manner of a gentleman he was sitting gentlemanly up in the ... taxi -- Saul Bellow
adj : having the character of or characteristic of a gentleman in nature, behavior, or appearance gentlemanly instincts
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more to the point, -ly can be either adj or adv suffix.
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