spinsterly
spinsterly adjective: of or relating to a spinster or spinsterhood.
Adjective
spinsterly (comparative more spinsterly, superlative most spinsterly)
- of or relating to a spinster or spinsterhood
- We had seen Tish's apartment change from a sedate and spinsterly retreat to a riot of lace covers on the mantel, on the backs of chairs, on the stands, on the pillows--everywhere.1916, Mary Roberts Rinehart, Tish, The Chronicle of Her Escapades and Excursions
- By now most theater audiences can sing along with the post-Vietnam GI blues, but Steve Metcalfe's 1982 tale of a veteran and his sister and the war comrade who rescues them has lost none of its compassion, either for the men unwilling to confront choices they made in the heat of battle or for the...1998 February 20, Mary Shen Barnidge, “Strange Snow”, in Chicago Reader
Forms of spinsterly
| comparative | more spinsterly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most spinsterly |
Origin of spinsterly
From spinster + -ly.
Questions about spinsterly
- What does spinsterly mean?
- Spinsterly means of or relating to a spinster or spinsterhood.
- What part of speech is spinsterly?
- Spinsterly is an adjective.
Words near spinsterly in the dictionary
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