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old-womanish

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old-wom⋅an⋅ish

[ohld-woom-uh-nish]
–adjective
Sometimes Offensive. having characteristics considered typical of an old woman, as excessive fussiness or timidity.

Origin:
1765–75


old-wom⋅an⋅ish⋅ness, noun
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old-womanish

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primly fastidious [syn: old-maidish
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