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What does maidenly mean?

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Adjective
  1. Of or pertaining to a maiden.
  2. Suitable for, or befitting a maiden; gentle; modest; pure.
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This maidenly approach on the part of the modern biographer has something refreshing about it.
Lips meet lips in soul-kiss that cause the maidenly head to hide under elbow in confusion.
Robyn stood back and clasped her hands together, miming maidenly awe.
But the grey in this case was not so pure, nor were the straightness and the slenderness so maidenly.
He will imagine a radiant recovery, Nettie's acquiring a tall and maidenly body, their life together.
Pieta's voice was of a contralto color, and though not very strong, it was maidenly and soft.

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