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Definition of Old-maidish
1. Adjective. Primly fastidious.
Definition of Old-maidish
1. Adjective. Like an old maid; prim; precise; particular. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Old-maidish
Literary usage of Old-maidish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Supplementary English Glossary by Thomas Lewis Owen Davies (1881)
"Her cousin Miss Dorothy, who lives with her, and began, you know, to grow rather
old-maidish, ae we say, ma'am, made a sudden conquest of Mr. Bumper. ..."
2. A New English Grammar, Logical and Historical by Henry Sweet (1900)
"Here, as in old-maidish, it is the final modification which binds the elements
of the group closely together. ..."
3. Belgravia by Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1881)
"It was commonly said of her that she wore a motherly rather than an old-maidish
air, and, indeed, she had grown buxom and a little portly. ..."
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