unmaidenly

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ maidenly.

Adjective

unmaidenly (comparative more unmaidenly, superlative most unmaidenly)

  1. Not maidenly.
    • 1612–1626, [Joseph Hall], “(please specify the page)”, in [Contemplations vpon the Principall Passages of the Holy Storie], volumes (please specify |volume=II, V, or VI), London, →OCLC:
      The wanton gesticulations of a virgin in a wild assembly of gallants warmed with wine, could be no other than riggish, and unmaidenly.

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