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housemaidenly

housemaidenly adjective: befitting a housemaid.

Adjective

housemaidenly (comparative more housemaidenly, superlative most housemaidenly)

  1. Befitting a housemaid.

Forms of housemaidenly

comparativemore housemaidenly
superlativemost housemaidenly

Questions about housemaidenly

What does housemaidenly mean?
Housemaidenly means befitting a housemaid.
What part of speech is housemaidenly?
Housemaidenly is an adjective.

Words near housemaidenly in the dictionary

  1. housemade
  2. housemaid
  3. housemaid's knee
  4. housemaided
  5. housemaiden
  6. housemaidenly
  7. housemaidens
  8. housemaiding
  9. housemaids
  10. housemaidy
  11. housemaker

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