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maidenish

maidenish adjective: resembling or characteristic of a maiden.

Adjective

maidenish (comparative more maidenish, superlative most maidenish)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a maiden.

Forms of maidenish

comparativemore maidenish
superlativemost maidenish

Origin of maidenish

From maiden + -ish.

Questions about maidenish

What does maidenish mean?
Maidenish means resembling or characteristic of a maiden.
What part of speech is maidenish?
Maidenish is an adjective.

Words near maidenish in the dictionary

  1. maidenhairtree
  2. maidenhead
  3. maidenheads
  4. maidenhood
  5. maidenhoods
  6. maidenish
  7. maidenless
  8. maidenlike
  9. maidenliness
  10. maidenly
  11. maidenplum

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