old-womanishadj.

Brit.

/əʊl(d)ˈwʊmənɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˌoʊl(d)ˈwʊmənɪʃ/

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

Etymology: < old woman n. + -ish suffix¹, after womanish adj.

Resembling or characteristic of an old woman; prim and fussy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > old person > old woman > [adjective]

old-wivish1535

anilea1624

grannamish1673

old-woman-like1721

tabby1748

old-womanish1764

old-wifelya1799

old-womanly1826

blue rinse1955

1764 J. Boswell Jrnl. 28 Feb. in F. A. Pottle Boswell in Holland (1952) 164 Cold is better; indulge it no more, lest you hurt nerves and fall into old-womanish complaining.

1834 Tait's Edinb. Mag. New Ser. 1 661/2 The Cardinal appears to be surrounded by a tribe of fools, more idiotic, if possible, and old-womanish than himself.

1867 Galaxy 15 Feb. 363 She..sat, puckered up in an old-womanish fashion, her chin in her hands.

1905 Westm. Gaz. 7 Mar. 2/2 Let us take care that we are not old-womanish enough to think that our national position demands alliances here, there, and everywhere.

1966 19th-cent. Fiction 20 341 His narratives are peppered with slang terms and phrases, some of them oddly girlish or old-womanish.

1995 P. E. M. Daly Envisioning New Adam (1997) 44 He had been an invalid, and he had grown, as he laughingly confessed, very old-womanish.

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

单词	old-womanish
释义	old-womanishadj. Brit. /əʊl(d)ˈwʊmənɪʃ/, U.S. /ˌoʊl(d)ˈwʊmənɪʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: old woman n., -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < old woman n. + -ish suffix¹, after womanish adj. Resembling or characteristic of an old woman; prim and fussy. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > old person > old woman > [adjective] old-wivish1535 anilea1624 grannamish1673 old-woman-like1721 tabby1748 old-womanish1764 old-wifelya1799 old-womanly1826 blue rinse1955 1764 J. Boswell Jrnl. 28 Feb. in F. A. Pottle Boswell in Holland (1952) 164 Cold is better; indulge it no more, lest you hurt nerves and fall into old-womanish complaining. 1834 Tait's Edinb. Mag. New Ser. 1 661/2 The Cardinal appears to be surrounded by a tribe of fools, more idiotic, if possible, and old-womanish than himself. 1867 Galaxy 15 Feb. 363 She..sat, puckered up in an old-womanish fashion, her chin in her hands. 1905 Westm. Gaz. 7 Mar. 2/2 Let us take care that we are not old-womanish enough to think that our national position demands alliances here, there, and everywhere. 1966 19th-cent. Fiction 20 341 His narratives are peppered with slang terms and phrases, some of them oddly girlish or old-womanish. 1995 P. E. M. Daly Envisioning New Adam (1997) 44 He had been an invalid, and he had grown, as he laughingly confessed, very old-womanish. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1764
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