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maidenly

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8 lettersPart of speech adjectiveSorted adeilmnyStarts with MEnds with Y0 clues
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Definitions

  1. befitting or characteristic of a maiden

Word origin

From Middle English maidenly, equivalent to maiden + -ly.

Used in a sentence

  • “I’ll try, but it was a very ungentlemanly thing to do, I didn’t think you could be so sly and malicious, Laurie,” replied Meg, trying to hide her maidenly confusion under a gravely reproachful air.

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