old-maidish

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   excessively prim, fussy, or particular in a way stereotypically associated with an unmarried older woman

   His old-maidish concern about table settings amused his friends.

Formed in English from old maid and the adjective-forming suffix -ish. It reflects an old and now often offensive stereotype that unmarried older women are prim, fussy, or overly particular.

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