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Recent Examples of maidenly
Virgo Virgo is symbolized by the maidenly virgin, which often leads to the misconception that Virgos are prudish and innocent.
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Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 25 Oct. 2017
Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 25 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maidenly
Adjective
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Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel is a slow read with an out-of-time atmosphere, really one of the most virginal and repressed romance stories of all time.—
Anna Gaca,
Pitchfork,
20 Feb. 2026
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Our idols were allowed to either be good girls—militantly wholesome and seemingly virginal—or train wrecks, unmoored and wild, and thus subjected to a litany of bullying and ridicule for their actions.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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In the band’s heyday, Anthony Kiedis, with his bare torso and long girlish copper-blond hair, looked like a ’70s teen idol who’d become a Warhol hustler – a street-flesh god like Joe Dallesandro, except that where Dallesandro was in a daze, Kiedis was a live wire.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
13 Mar. 2026
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Candiace ditched her glitzy Housewives looks in favor of prim and proper twin sets and girlish headbands that conveyed an image of innocence and charm, a masterful choice for a game in which perception is everything.—
Kevin Huynh,
InStyle,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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His somber face contrasts sharply with the youthful smile of an earlier family picture from 1936.—
Jackie Hajdenberg,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
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The color palette for Denim Virals is more exuberant and youthful with lilac purples, high-visibility pink, limeade and orange.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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One of the worst things that can happen to a young and evidently talented author is to be lauded too enthusiastically too soon.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
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Head coach Juan Carlos Amoros has leaned heavily on younger players to start the season, such as rookies Jordynn Dudley and Andrea Kitahata.—
Melanie Anzidei,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Nothing except getting into fierce arguments with fellow-Jews, some would say, which Olitzky—who has a round, boyish face and a conciliatory manner—portrayed as a privilege rather than a burden.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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While both these trends lead away from feminine curves, there is not the slightest boyish feeling in the new mode… Another thing noticeable about the new styles is the refreshing lack of period revivals.—
Laird Borrelli-Persson,
Vogue,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Modern Love used a photo of David Bowie in a long dress as his profile picture, and so the ingenuous, myopic Floyd expects a woman.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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Unbeknownst to her parents, the sweetly ingenuous Katie has made friends with the generously candy-dispensing family next door, and is abducted one afternoon in the midst of a sweeping windstorm — a standout setpiece, awash in roiled dust and rising panic.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Maidenly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maidenly. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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