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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.
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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).
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