old-womanish
Definitions
Having the negative traits of a stereotypical elderly woman: peevish, superstitious, prim and proper, etc.
Equivalents
Latinaanilis
Examples
“He did not say⟳ that he thought her position stiff, and her dress too old for her, though he had thought it, and smiled at the prim, old-womanish figure⟳, sitting so erect in the high-backed chair.”
“If we would exercise ourselves unto godliness, we must refuse⟳ profane and old-womanish tales. Much of the teaching and preaching in Christianity today falls in the category of old-womanish tales.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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