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[syn: maidenlike, maidenly]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Maidenly \Maid"en*ly\, a.
Like a maid; suiting a maid; maiden-like; gentle, modest,
reserved.
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Must you be blushing ? . . .
What a maidenly man-at-arms are you become ! --Shak.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Maidenly \Maid"en*ly\, adv.
In a maidenlike manner. "Maidenly demure." --Skelton.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
maidenly
adj 1: befitting or characteristic of a maiden; "a maidenly
blush" [syn: maidenlike, maidenly]