old-maidishly
/ˌəʊl(d)ˈmeɪdɪʃli/adverb
In the manner of an old maid.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Atlantic Monthly. From old-maidish + -ly.
- alum glass
- alumian
- alumic
- alumina
- aluminate
- aluminated
- alumine
- aluming
- aluminian
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- aluminite
- aluminium
- aluminium brass
- aluminium bronze
- aluminium chloride
- aluminium foil
- aluminium hydroxide
- aluminium smelter
- aluminium sulphate
- aluminize
- alumino-ferric
- aluminography