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maidenly [ˈmeɪdənlɪ] adj
of or befitting a maiden maidenliness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
maidenly adjective modest, reserved, demure, pure, decent, gentle, virtuous, chaste, girlish, virginal, decorous, unsullied, vestal, undefiled She could not avoid a maidenly blush. indecent, immoral, loose, dirty, corrupt, wicked, promiscuous, brazen, shameless, sinful, depraved, wanton, defiled, impure, immodest, unchaste Translations maidenly How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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