maidlyadj.

Brit.

/ˈmeɪdli/, U.S.

/ˈmeɪdli/

Forms: 1500s madlie, 1500s maydely, 1500s maydly, 1900s– maidly.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: maid n.¹, -ly suffix¹.

Etymology: < maid n.¹ + -ly suffix¹.

Now rare.

Resembling or characteristic of a maid.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > humility > feeling of shame > [adjective] > having sense of shame or decency > maidenly

maidenly1523

maidenlike1548

maidly1560

maiden1594

1560 B. Googe tr. ‘M. Palingenius’ Zodyake of Lyfe iii. sig. F.vii The hande..In maydely guise gan towe to spynne.

1565 in J. Cranstoun Satirical Poems Reformation (1891) I. i. 376 Howe the Frenshe Kinge in marag did endowe me w^th Royall right, a madlie wydowe.

1937 G. Frankau More of Us xiii. 137 Maiden scarce ever seen with maidly skirt on, Constant in trews or beach-pyjama suit.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	maidly
释义	maidlyadj. Brit. /ˈmeɪdli/, U.S. /ˈmeɪdli/ Forms: 1500s madlie, 1500s maydely, 1500s maydly, 1900s– maidly. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: maid n.¹, -ly suffix¹. Etymology: < maid n.¹ + -ly suffix¹. Now rare. Resembling or characteristic of a maid. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > humility > feeling of shame > [adjective] > having sense of shame or decency > maidenly maidenly1523 maidenlike1548 maidly1560 maiden1594 1560 B. Googe tr. ‘M. Palingenius’ Zodyake of Lyfe iii. sig. F.vii The hande..In maydely guise gan towe to spynne. 1565 in J. Cranstoun Satirical Poems Reformation (1891) I. i. 376 Howe the Frenshe Kinge in marag did endowe me w^th Royall right, a madlie wydowe. 1937 G. Frankau More of Us xiii. 137 Maiden scarce ever seen with maidly skirt on, Constant in trews or beach-pyjama suit. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1560
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