maidenly

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   befitting or characteristic of a maiden

   a maidenly blush

2. 2
   adj

   Suitable for, or befitting a maiden; gentle; modest; pure; shy.

   “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.

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

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