spinsterlyadj.adv.

Etymology: < spinster n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈspinsterly.

A. adj.

1. Appertaining to a spinner.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture of thread or yarn > [adjective] > spinning > one who

lanific1806

spinsterly1827

1827 C. Lamb Let. 4 Dec. (1935) III. 144 I feel most thankful for the spinsterly attentions of your sister. Thank the kind ‘knitter in the sun’.

2. Old-maidish.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > unmarried person(s) > unmarried woman > [adjective] > like or relating to elderly unmarried woman

tabby1748

old-maidish1766

old-maidenly1784

spinsterian1819

old-maidenish1835

spinsterial1849

old-maidy1884

spinsterish1892

spinsterous1899

spinsterly1902

1902 Daily Chron. 17 Nov. 5/2 New England..is not really spinsterly, but only so by comparison.

B. adv.

In the manner of a spinster.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > unmarried person(s) > unmarried woman > [adverb] > in manner of old maid

old-maidishly1886

spinsterly1894

1894 Sketch 4 July 522/1 Miss Wilkins is handling the life too delicately, too spinsterly, too much, in fact, as a New England Nun.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	spinsterly
释义	spinsterlyadj.adv. Etymology: < spinster n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈspinsterly. A. adj. 1. Appertaining to a spinner. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture of thread or yarn > [adjective] > spinning > one who lanific1806 spinsterly1827 1827 C. Lamb Let. 4 Dec. (1935) III. 144 I feel most thankful for the spinsterly attentions of your sister. Thank the kind ‘knitter in the sun’. 2. Old-maidish. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > unmarried person(s) > unmarried woman > [adjective] > like or relating to elderly unmarried woman tabby1748 old-maidish1766 old-maidenly1784 spinsterian1819 old-maidenish1835 spinsterial1849 old-maidy1884 spinsterish1892 spinsterous1899 spinsterly1902 1902 Daily Chron. 17 Nov. 5/2 New England..is not really spinsterly, but only so by comparison. B. adv. In the manner of a spinster. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > unmarried person(s) > unmarried woman > [adverb] > in manner of old maid old-maidishly1886 spinsterly1894 1894 Sketch 4 July 522/1 Miss Wilkins is handling the life too delicately, too spinsterly, too much, in fact, as a New England Nun. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.adv.1827
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