maidenly

Eloise asked, her maidenly modesty prevailing over every other feeling.
The Cromptons|Mary J. Holmes
In the maidenly beauty of her eighteenth spring, the young girl's glance wanders dreamily over the apotheosis of the setting sun.
Urania|Camille Flammarion
No artist of that time has created lovelier forms of women, beings with so great a charm of maidenly freshness and modest grace.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4)|Richard Muther
Judith was grown to womanly age and ways and perfected in every maidenly attraction.
The Cruise of the Shining Light|Norman Duncan

But the grey in this case was not so pure, nor were the straightness and the slenderness so maidenly.
The Tragic Muse|Henry James

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maidenly

/ (ˈmeɪdənlɪ) /

adjective

of or befitting a maiden

Derived forms of maidenly

maidenliness, noun

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