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adjectiveunmaidenly (comparative more unmaidenly, superlative most unmaidenly)
comparative more unmaidenly · superlative most unmaidenly
- 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, →OCLCSynonyms: unladylike
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adjectiveNot maidenly.
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unmaidenly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unmaidenly
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“unmaidenly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unmaidenly. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unmaidenly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unmaidenly.
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