old-maidenishadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊl(d)ˈmeɪdn̩ɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˌoʊl(d)ˈmeɪdn̩ɪʃ/

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

Etymology: < old maiden n. + -ish suffix¹. Compare earlier old-maidish adj., old-maidenly adj., and maidenish adj.

= old-maidish adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > unmarried person(s) > unmarried woman > [adjective] > like or relating to elderly unmarried woman

tabby1748

old-maidish1766

old-maidenly1784

spinsterian1819

old-maidenish1835

spinsterial1849

old-maidy1884

spinsterish1892

spinsterous1899

spinsterly1902

1835 C. M. Sedgwick Old Maids in Tales & Sketches 103 I must call her by the old maidenish appellation that..they have given to her, ‘Miss Vily’.

1867 Fortn. Rev. Oct. 381 The plain, simple,..but somewhat old-maidenish and loquacious, Herr Professor Kant.

1953 H. J. Eysenck Uses & Abuses Psychol. iii. xii. 223 We may know quite well that Mary is a bit old-maidenish, so that it is better not to tell risqué stories in front of her.

1991 Daily Tel. 25 May 15/3 Some discovered in his playing all the virtues of taste and refinement; others found only a slightly mannered prissiness and an old-maidenish charm.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	old-maidenish
释义	old-maidenishadj. Brit. /ˌəʊl(d)ˈmeɪdn̩ɪʃ/, U.S. /ˌoʊl(d)ˈmeɪdn̩ɪʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: old maiden n., -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < old maiden n. + -ish suffix¹. Compare earlier old-maidish adj., old-maidenly adj., and maidenish adj. = old-maidish adj. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > unmarried person(s) > unmarried woman > [adjective] > like or relating to elderly unmarried woman tabby1748 old-maidish1766 old-maidenly1784 spinsterian1819 old-maidenish1835 spinsterial1849 old-maidy1884 spinsterish1892 spinsterous1899 spinsterly1902 1835 C. M. Sedgwick Old Maids in Tales & Sketches 103 I must call her by the old maidenish appellation that..they have given to her, ‘Miss Vily’. 1867 Fortn. Rev. Oct. 381 The plain, simple,..but somewhat old-maidenish and loquacious, Herr Professor Kant. 1953 H. J. Eysenck Uses & Abuses Psychol. iii. xii. 223 We may know quite well that Mary is a bit old-maidenish, so that it is better not to tell risqué stories in front of her. 1991 Daily Tel. 25 May 15/3 Some discovered in his playing all the virtues of taste and refinement; others found only a slightly mannered prissiness and an old-maidenish charm. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1835
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