unmaidenly
- a word derived from maidenly.
Example Sentences
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“Right, Jo. Better be happy old maids than unhappy wives, or unmaidenly girls, running about to find husbands,” said Mrs. March decidedly.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
Her bonnet wasn’t big enough to hide her face, and she feared he might think the joy it betrayed unmaidenly.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
I fear me 'tis an unmaidenly thing to even dream o' doing, but if 'tis done, 'tis done for thee, dear heart, albeit without thy consent or Dad's.
From A Maid of Many Moods by Sheard, Virna
Helen winked at me; Miss Hershey would have called it "unmaidenly."
From I Walked in Arden by Crawford, Jack
And then her sobbing question, as she asked me not to think it unmaidenly and bold of her to come to me, and to talk as she had done.
From Adventures of Working Men From the Notebook of a Working Surgeon by Fenn, George Manville
