Looking for sentences and phrases with the word old-maidish? Here are some examples.
Sentence Examples
His mild temperament, a little old-maidish perhaps, contrasted with Rosalind's brusque combativeness.
The inspector in charge of the work, Mr. Van Gavree, said he thought the Museum officials were being a little old-maidish about the possibility of leaks.
Examples from Classical Literature
Indeed, she was as prim and old-maidish as any spinster lady possibly could be.
Mr. Reed, you certainly are the most old-maidish man I ever saw in my life.
It has been in no busy, old-maidish, envious spirit that I have watched these affairs.
Miss Holmes was very nice and sensible, but there were some old-maidish traits.
He's an old-maidish sort of fellow, and is easily frightened.
This old-maidish attorney was meek and wise, but by no means timid.
Laughing at her old-maidish precautions, they let her have her way.
People had laughed at him for being so old-maidish, as they put it.
I'm not old-maidish, my dear, though I've escaped holy matrimony.
A gentle, old-maidish person and a sweet young girl of seventeen sat right in front of us that night at the Mannheim opera.
