MAIDENLY


Meaning of MAIDENLY in English

maid ‧ en ‧ ly /ˈmeɪdnli/ BrE AmE adjective literary old-fashioned

used to describe the behaviour of a girl or young woman who is shy about showing her body, talking about sex etc, especially in the past:

maidenly modesty

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.