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Maidenly vs Girlish - What's the difference?

maidenly | girlish |

As adjectives the difference between maidenly and girlish

is that maidenly is of or pertaining to a maiden while girlish is like a girl; feminine.

maidenly

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to a maiden.
  • Suitable for, or befitting a maiden; gentle; modest; pure.
  • Anagrams

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    girlish

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Like a girl; feminine.
  • Of or relating to girlhood.
  • * Carew
  • In her girlish age she kept sheep on the moor.

    See also

    * boyish * womanish