Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unmaidenly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-maid-en-ly
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"The wanton gesticulations of a virgin in a wild assembly of gallants warmed with wine, could be no other than riggish, and unmaidenly."

Etymology

From un- + maidenly.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un-
Suffix: maidenly

Inflected Forms

more unmaidenly (comparative) most unmaidenly (superlative)

Synonyms

unladylike

Questions

What does unmaidenly mean?: Not maidenly.
Where does unmaidenly come from?: From un- + maidenly.

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