unmatronlikeadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈmeɪtr(ə)nlʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˌənˈmeɪtr(ə)nˌlaɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, matronlike adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + matronlike adj.

= unmatronly adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > old person > old woman > [adjective] > not

unmatronlike1748

1748 S. Richardson Clarissa V. xxxii. 256 The behaviour of the unmatron-like jilt whom thou broughtest to betray me.

1828 New Monthly Mag. 22 464 Most happily exempted from the unmatronlike vanity incident to women who have arrived, long before the decay of their own attractions, at the age which it is at once difficult to disguise and impossible to define.

1859 J. B. O'Neall Biogr. Sketches Bench & Bar S. Carolina II. 65 Her conduct was very unmatron-like..she had been at still-houses, and was called ‘Big Sall and Fighting Sall.’

1997 Independent (Nexis) 14 Apr. 10 The short jacket showing off her unmatron-like figure, her blonde hair framing a wide mouth and a large, determined jaw.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unmatronlike
释义	unmatronlikeadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈmeɪtr(ə)nlʌɪk/, U.S. /ˌənˈmeɪtr(ə)nˌlaɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, matronlike adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + matronlike adj. = unmatronly adj. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > old person > old woman > [adjective] > not unmatronlike1748 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa V. xxxii. 256 The behaviour of the unmatron-like jilt whom thou broughtest to betray me. 1828 New Monthly Mag. 22 464 Most happily exempted from the unmatronlike vanity incident to women who have arrived, long before the decay of their own attractions, at the age which it is at once difficult to disguise and impossible to define. 1859 J. B. O'Neall Biogr. Sketches Bench & Bar S. Carolina II. 65 Her conduct was very unmatron-like..she had been at still-houses, and was called ‘Big Sall and Fighting Sall.’ 1997 Independent (Nexis) 14 Apr. 10 The short jacket showing off her unmatron-like figure, her blonde hair framing a wide mouth and a large, determined jaw. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1748
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