spinsterly

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Definition of spinsterly

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. of or relating to a spinster or spinsterhood
    “We had seen Tish's apartment change from a sedate and spinsterly retreat to a riot of lace covers on the mantel, on the backs of chairs, on the stands, on the pillows--everywhere.”
    “By now most theater audiences can sing along with the post-Vietnam GI blues, but Steve Metcalfe's 1982 tale of a veteran and his sister and the war comrade who rescues them has lost none of its compassion, either for the men unwilling to confront choices they made in the heat of battle or for the tarnished knight and spinsterly lady who find themselves drawn to each other.”
    “On the day the book begins, Che’s sheltered life of doormen, museum visits, country house retreats and spinsterly games of ludo comes to an end.”

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Etymology

From spinster + -ly.

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