maiden-auntishlyadv.

Brit.

/ˌmeɪdn ˈɑːntɪʃli/, U.S.

/ˈˌmeɪdən ˈˌæn(t)ɪʃli/,

/ˈmeɪdən ˈˌɑn(t)ɪʃli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: maiden aunt n., -ish suffix¹, -ly suffix².

Etymology: < maiden aunt n. + -ish suffix¹ + -ly suffix².

In a manner (supposedly) characteristic of a maiden aunt; primly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [adverb] > in affected proper manner

priggishly1721

primly1733

prudishly1742

maiden-auntishly1928

prissily1934

1928 Observer 22 July 7 Camberley..was rather like a shocked maiden aunt, who had been forced to look on at something not quite ‘nice’. Maiden-auntishly she took up again the knitting of the Franco-German War.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	maiden-auntishly
释义	maiden-auntishlyadv. Brit. /ˌmeɪdn ˈɑːntɪʃli/, U.S. /ˈˌmeɪdən ˈˌæn(t)ɪʃli/, /ˈmeɪdən ˈˌɑn(t)ɪʃli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: maiden aunt n., -ish suffix¹, -ly suffix². Etymology: < maiden aunt n. + -ish suffix¹ + -ly suffix². In a manner (supposedly) characteristic of a maiden aunt; primly. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [adverb] > in affected proper manner priggishly1721 primly1733 prudishly1742 maiden-auntishly1928 prissily1934 1928 Observer 22 July 7 Camberley..was rather like a shocked maiden aunt, who had been forced to look on at something not quite ‘nice’. Maiden-auntishly she took up again the knitting of the Franco-German War. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1928
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