- spinsterly
- adjective see spinster
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
spinsterly
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spinsterly — See spinsterhood. * * * … Universalium
spinsterly — adjective of or relating to a spinster or spinsterhood … Wiktionary
spinsterly — spin·ster·ly … English syllables
spinsterly — ə(r)lē, li adjective : of, relating to, or characteristic of a spinster : old maidish … Useful english dictionary
spinster — noun Date: 14th century 1. a woman whose occupation is to spin 2. a. archaic an unmarried woman of gentle family b. an unmarried woman and especially one past the common age for marrying 3. a woman who seems unlikely to marry • spinsterhood noun… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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spinsterlike — adjective Resembling or characteristic of a spinster. Syn: spinsterly … Wiktionary
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maidenly — Synonyms and related words: Platonic, abstinent, bachelorlike, beardless, boyish, boylike, calflike, callow, celibate, childish, childlike, coltish, continent, dewy, distaff, ever new, evergreen, female, feminine, firsthand, fledgling, fresh,… … Moby Thesaurus
