unmaidenly

adjective

un·​maidenly

¦ən+

: not maidenly

Whatsoever might be the faults of Kate Vavasor, an unmaidenly desire of catching a husband for herself was certainly not one of them.

—Anthony Trollope, Can You Forgive Her?, 1865

Word History

Etymology

un- entry 1 + maidenly

First Known Use

1581, in the meaning defined above

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