maiden-auntishadj.

Brit.

/ˌmeɪdn ˈɑːntɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈˌmeɪdən ˈˌæn(t)ɪʃ/,

/ˈmeɪdən ˈˌɑn(t)ɪʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: maiden aunt n., -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < maiden aunt n. + -ish suffix¹. Compare earlier maiden-auntishly adv.

Characteristic of a maiden aunt; prim.

ΚΠ

1944 Visct. Wavell Let. 28 Aug. in N. Mansergh & E. W. R. Lumby Transfer of Power (1973) IV. 1229 He is quite pleasant in..rather a maiden-auntish way.

1980 Daily Tel. 26 July 9/2 One can sympathize with his irritation over the maiden-auntish tutting about the Last Night ritual and over the BBC official who disapproved of the Proms becoming ‘ever more symphonic in character’.

1990 Independent 7 Apr. 37/2 ‘Television’, she says in her soft-spoken, slightly maiden-auntish way, ‘is fun’.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	maiden-auntish
释义	maiden-auntishadj. Brit. /ˌmeɪdn ˈɑːntɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈˌmeɪdən ˈˌæn(t)ɪʃ/, /ˈmeɪdən ˈˌɑn(t)ɪʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: maiden aunt n., -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < maiden aunt n. + -ish suffix¹. Compare earlier maiden-auntishly adv. Characteristic of a maiden aunt; prim. ΚΠ 1944 Visct. Wavell Let. 28 Aug. in N. Mansergh & E. W. R. Lumby Transfer of Power (1973) IV. 1229 He is quite pleasant in..rather a maiden-auntish way. 1980 Daily Tel. 26 July 9/2 One can sympathize with his irritation over the maiden-auntish tutting about the Last Night ritual and over the BBC official who disapproved of the Proms becoming ‘ever more symphonic in character’. 1990 Independent 7 Apr. 37/2 ‘Television’, she says in her soft-spoken, slightly maiden-auntish way, ‘is fun’. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1944
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