the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Like a maid; suiting a maid; maiden-like; gentle, modest, reserved.
ad. In a maidenlike manner.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Like a maid; gentle; modest; reserved.
In a maiden-like manner; modestly; gently.
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adj. befitting or characteristic of a maiden
Word Usage
"Perhaps she had not that kind of maidenly shyness, sometimes called conventional propriety, sometimes described as 'mauvaise honte' which a woman of the world would have shown."