old-maidish (Meaning)

Wordnet

old-maidish (s)

primly fastidious

Webster

old-maidish (a.)

Like an old maid; prim; precise; particular.

FAQs About the word old-maidish

primly fastidiousLike an old maid; prim; precise; particular.

careful, exacting, picky, finical, nice, pernickety, demanding, fastidious,particular, finicky

relaxed, breezy, flexible, lax, relaxed, loose, affable, low-pressure, lax,low-pressure

The spinster's old-maidish demeanor made her the subject of whispers and pity.

Her solitary existence and eccentric habits reinforced her old-maidish reputation.

The town gossips delighted in spreading rumors about the old-maidish woman.

Despite her age, her demeanor was oddly old-maidish, as if she had been frozen in time.