old-maidish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for old-maidish
Adjective
  • With nearly 800 five-star ratings, this particular Lululemon vest is clearly a beloved investment piece.
    Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2025
  • For his supporters in particular, the focus on ending DEI is popular.
    CBS News, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Elizabeth had started working and spent some of her wages on nice outfits.
    Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2025
  • Give your sink a nice bubble bath by stopping the drain and filling the basin along with a tablet.
    Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Be careful to not over mix the bread-stir just until combined for a better texture.
    Bev Barrett, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Mayor Cherelle Parker advises citizens on Thursday to be careful when celebrating the Super Bowl.
    Phil Helsel, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • But since his accident, Edwards has dedicated his life to exploration, already completing more physically demanding challenges than most do in a lifetime.
    Amy Woodyatt, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Best for Conservationists John Muir Way, Scotland Not to be confused with California’s more demanding John Muir Trail, the John Muir Way is a relatively new route (established around 10 years ago) that stretches coast to coast across Muir’s home country of Scotland.
    Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • One is a dog, one is a daintier version of Reynolds himself, one is a Lady Deadpool, and another is emblazoned with the green colors and red dragon of the Welsh flag.
    Christian Holub, EW.com, 29 July 2024
  • This Diamond Initial Necklace from Sarah O is dainty, beautiful, sparkly, and pairs super well with other pieces.
    Victoria Montalti, refinery29.com, 10 Jan. 2024
Adjective
  • But there are many other types of ferns that are much less finicky indoors, including lemon button fern, crocodile fern, and bird’s nest fern.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2025
  • Some houseplants are finicky about humidity, but African violets are usually content with standard household humidity levels.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The girls are both members of the school’s choir, a traditionalist institution overseen with fastidious strictness by conductor Bojan (Saša Tabaković), whose preferred repertoire of dusty hymns and local folk songs gives the girls a collective air of ethereal purity when singing.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
  • On the other hand, if the EU is being hit with billions in tariffs, then a view in Europe could develop that poor treatment from the U.S. requires being fastidious about Pillar Two rules.
    Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 12 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Ko enters this week with 22 victories and as only the 25th player to earn the requisite 27 points in arguably the most exacting Hall of Fame qualification system in sports.
    Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2025
  • And his budgets, then as now, tended to reflect more exotic materials and more exacting processes.
    Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Old-maidish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/old-maidish. Accessed 17 Feb. 2025.

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