unmaidenlikeadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈmeɪdnlʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˌənˈmeɪdnˌlaɪk/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and maidenlike adj. and adv.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, maidenlike adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + maidenlike adj.

= unmaidenly adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > moral or spiritual impurity > indecency > [adjective] > immodest > specific

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1581 B. Rich Farewell Militarie Profession sig. Bb iij That there shall be no sufficient cause, whereby to accuse me of suche vnmaidenlike partes.

1597 A. Munday tr. 2nd Pt. Palmerin D'Oliua sig. C3^v In vnfitte time did shee rip open her vnmaidenlike affections, for I will publish her shame to euery one.

1835 Dublin Univ. Mag. Nov. 544/1 In all my shame, when I thought of my unmaidenlike conduct.

1876 A. C. Swinburne Erechtheus 364 Not moved of mine own will, Unmaidenlike.

1967 A. McCaffrey Restoree iv. 48 I was torn with a horrifyingly unmaidenlike desire to encourage him, even if I didn't know how to go about it at all.

2004 C. R. Maibor Labor Pains iii. 75 He cannot help but read an un-maidenlike freedom in her deportment.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unmaidenlike
释义	unmaidenlikeadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈmeɪdnlʌɪk/, U.S. /ˌənˈmeɪdnˌlaɪk/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and maidenlike adj. and adv. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, maidenlike adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + maidenlike adj. = unmaidenly adj. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > moral or spiritual impurity > indecency > [adjective] > immodest > specific unvirginal1546 unmaidenlike1581 unmaidenly1581 unvirginlike1671 unvestal1766 1581 B. Rich Farewell Militarie Profession sig. Bb iij That there shall be no sufficient cause, whereby to accuse me of suche vnmaidenlike partes. 1597 A. Munday tr. 2nd Pt. Palmerin D'Oliua sig. C3^v In vnfitte time did shee rip open her vnmaidenlike affections, for I will publish her shame to euery one. 1835 Dublin Univ. Mag. Nov. 544/1 In all my shame, when I thought of my unmaidenlike conduct. 1876 A. C. Swinburne Erechtheus 364 Not moved of mine own will, Unmaidenlike. 1967 A. McCaffrey Restoree iv. 48 I was torn with a horrifyingly unmaidenlike desire to encourage him, even if I didn't know how to go about it at all. 2004 C. R. Maibor Labor Pains iii. 75 He cannot help but read an un-maidenlike freedom in her deportment. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1581
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