old-womanlyadj.

Brit.

/əʊl(d)ˈwʊmənli/, U.S.

/ˌoʊl(d)ˈwʊmənli/

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

Etymology: < old woman n. + -ly suffix¹, after womanly adj. Compare earlier old-womanish adj.

= old-womanish adj.

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

1826 T. H. Lister Granby III. xiii. 199 A newspaper is an unsightly thing in a lady's hand:—it makes even her look quite old-womanly.

1834 L. Ritchie Wanderings by Seine 114 Why should the bookselling trade continue to be fettered by these old-womanly rules?

1903 J. M. Falkner Nebuly Coat xiv. 216 He was one of those thin-blooded and old-womanly men who elevate the drinking of tea instead of other liquids into a special merit.

1944 ‘F. O'Connor’ Crab Apple Jelly 56 Except for his old-womanly fits of virtue, Whelan was all right as parish priests go.

2001 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 27 Oct. 3 The decor was a little old-womanly but it was neatly done in some form of imitation Georgian panelling.

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

单词	old-womanly
释义	old-womanlyadj. Brit. /əʊl(d)ˈwʊmənli/, U.S. /ˌoʊl(d)ˈwʊmənli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: old woman n., -ly suffix¹. Etymology: < old woman n. + -ly suffix¹, after womanly adj. Compare earlier old-womanish adj. = old-womanish adj. 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 1826 T. H. Lister Granby III. xiii. 199 A newspaper is an unsightly thing in a lady's hand:—it makes even her look quite old-womanly. 1834 L. Ritchie Wanderings by Seine 114 Why should the bookselling trade continue to be fettered by these old-womanly rules? 1903 J. M. Falkner Nebuly Coat xiv. 216 He was one of those thin-blooded and old-womanly men who elevate the drinking of tea instead of other liquids into a special merit. 1944 ‘F. O'Connor’ Crab Apple Jelly 56 Except for his old-womanly fits of virtue, Whelan was all right as parish priests go. 2001 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 27 Oct. 3 The decor was a little old-womanly but it was neatly done in some form of imitation Georgian panelling. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1826
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