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comparative more maidenly, superlative most maidenly
Of or pertaining to a maiden. examples
Suitable for, or befitting a maiden; gentle; modest; pure; shy. quotations examples
“I’ll try, but it was a very ungentlemanly thing to do, I didn’t think you could be so sly and malicious, Laurie,” replied Meg, trying to hide her maidenly confusion under a gravely reproachful air.
1868-69, Louisa May Alcott, chapter 21, in Little Women