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Old-maidish

adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Like an old maid; prim; precise; particular.

    "‘You must forgive me,’ he said. ‘I take a ridiculous pleasure in what I eat and drink. It comes partly from being a bachelor, but mostly from a habit of taking a lot of trouble over details. It’s very pernickety and old-maidish really, but then when I’m working I generally have to eat my meals alone and it makes them more interesting when one takes trouble.’"

Adjective
  1. 1
    primly fastidious wordnet

Etymology

From old maid + -ish.

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