spinsterly


spin·ster

S0644300 (spĭn′stər)n.1. Often Offensive A woman, especially an older one, who has not married.2. Archaic A person, especially a woman, whose occupation is spinning thread.
[Middle English spinnestere, female spinner of thread : spinnen, to spin; see spin + -estere, -ster, -ster.]
spin′ster·hood′ n.spin′ster·ish, spin′ster·ly adj.

spinsterly

(ˈspɪnstəlɪ) adjrelating to or resembling a spinsteradvin the manner of a spinster