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maidenly

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maid·en·ly  (mdn-l)
adj.
Of, relating to, or suitable for a maiden.

maiden·li·ness n.

maidenly [ˈmeɪdənlɪ]
adj
of or befitting a maiden
maidenliness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.maidenly - befitting or characteristic of a maiden; "a maidenly blush"
feminine - associated with women and not with men; "feminine intuition"

maidenly
Translations
maidenly [ˈmeɪdnlɪ] ADJ (= virginal) → virginal; (= demure) → recatado, modesto
maidenly
adjjungfräulich; (= modest)mädchenhaft


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This delicacy is chiefly evinced in the action of sweeping, when in maidenly gentleness the whale with a certain soft slowness moves his immense flukes from side to side upon the surface of the sea; and if he feel but a sailor's whisker, woe to that sailor, whiskers and all.
This enabled Mattingly and Maryland Joe to cut down the body of a man hanged by the Vigilance Committee a few hours before on the regular trail, and to remonstrate with the committee on the incompatibility of such exhibitions with a maidenly worship of nature.
The maidenly bosom bared to this, the pretty almost-child's head thus distracted, the delicate foot mincing in this slough of blood and dirt, were types of the disjointed time.
 
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