old-womanish
old-womanish adjective: having the negative traits of a stereotypical elderly woman: peevish, superstitious, prim and proper, etc.
Adjective
old-womanish (comparative more old-womanish, superlative most old-womanish)
- Having the negative traits of a stereotypical elderly woman: peevish, superstitious, prim and proper, etc.
- He did not say that he thought her position stiff, and her dress too old for her, though he had thought it, and smiled at the prim, old-womanish figure, sitting so erect in the high-backed chair.1900, Mary Jane Holmes, Millbank; or Roger Irving's Ward, page 85
- If we would exercise ourselves unto godliness, we must refuse profane and old-womanish tales. Much of the teaching and preaching in Christianity today falls in the category of old-womanish tales.2001, Witness Lee, Life-Study of 1 & 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, page 73
Forms of old-womanish
| comparative | more old-womanish |
|---|---|
| superlative | most old-womanish |
Origin of old-womanish
From old woman + -ish.
Questions about old-womanish
- What does old-womanish mean?
- Old-womanish means having the negative traits of a stereotypical elderly woman: peevish, superstitious, prim and proper, etc.
- What part of speech is old-womanish?
- Old-womanish is an adjective.
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