old-maidenlyadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊl(d)ˈmeɪdnli/, U.S.

/ˌoʊl(d)ˈmeɪdnli/

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

Etymology: < old maiden n. + -ly suffix¹, after maidenly adj. Compare slightly earlier old-maidish 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

1784 R. Bage Barham Downs II. 285 She has only a few innocent old-maidenly foibles about her.

1863 M. Oliphant Rector & Doctor's Family i. 13 in Chrons. Carlingford Miss Wodehouse..looked a little ashamed, blushed a pretty pink old-maidenly blush, and mildly remonstrated with papa.

1927 V. Woolf To Lighthouse i. xvii. 137 It is their duty, she reflected, in her old maidenly fairness, to help us.

2001 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 1 Sept. 13 Another old-maidenly habit I cling to is that of asking ‘May I have (something to eat or drink)?’ rather than ‘Is there any?’

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

单词	old-maidenly
释义	old-maidenlyadj. Brit. /ˌəʊl(d)ˈmeɪdnli/, U.S. /ˌoʊl(d)ˈmeɪdnli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: old maiden n., -ly suffix¹. Etymology: < old maiden n. + -ly suffix¹, after maidenly adj. Compare slightly earlier old-maidish 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 1784 R. Bage Barham Downs II. 285 She has only a few innocent old-maidenly foibles about her. 1863 M. Oliphant Rector & Doctor's Family i. 13 in Chrons. Carlingford Miss Wodehouse..looked a little ashamed, blushed a pretty pink old-maidenly blush, and mildly remonstrated with papa. 1927 V. Woolf To Lighthouse i. xvii. 137 It is their duty, she reflected, in her old maidenly fairness, to help us. 2001 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 1 Sept. 13 Another old-maidenly habit I cling to is that of asking ‘May I have (something to eat or drink)?’ rather than ‘Is there any?’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1784
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