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unmaidenly

unmaidenly adjective: not maidenly.

Adjective

unmaidenly (comparative more unmaidenly, superlative most unmaidenly)

  1. Not maidenly.
    • The wanton gesticulations of a virgin in a wild assembly of gallants warmed with wine, could be no other than riggish, and unmaidenly.1612–1634, [Joseph Hall], “(please specify the page)”, in [Contemplations vpon the Principall Passages of the Holy Storie], volume (please specify |volume=I to VIII), London, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    unladylike

Synonyms of unmaidenly

Forms of unmaidenly

comparativemore unmaidenly
superlativemost unmaidenly

Origin of unmaidenly

From un- + maidenly.

Questions about unmaidenly

What does unmaidenly mean?
Unmaidenly means not maidenly.
What part of speech is unmaidenly?
Unmaidenly is an adjective.

Words near unmaidenly in the dictionary

  1. unmaiden
  2. unmaidened
  3. unmaidening
  4. unmaidenlike
  5. unmaidenliness
  6. unmaidenly
  7. unmaidens
  8. unmail
  9. unmailable
  10. unmailed
  11. unmailing

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