old-maidish

• صفة تصف شخصًا أو سلوكًا يتسم بالتحفظ الشديد والتدقيق المفرط والتزمت والحرص الزائد، وغالبًا ما ترتبط بصورة نمطية قديمة عن امرأة عزباء مسنة. وتُستعمل أيضًا لوصف شيء يتصف بالرجعية أو البلى أو الضيق في الأفق.

An old-fashioned adjective describing someone or something that is prim, fussy, or overly cautious, often associated with the outdated stereotype of an unmarried older woman.

1. Primly fastidiousC1informal

   Excessively concerned with neatness, order, and propriety, often in a way that is considered fussy or old-fashioned.

   متزمّت في النظافة والترتيب

   • Her old-maidish insistence on having everything in its exact place annoyed her roommates.
   • He had an old-maidish habit of arranging his desk with perfect symmetry.
   • The decor was charming but a bit old-maidish, with doilies on every surface.

   المرادفاتfastidiousfinickyfussyparticularprimprissyprudishpuritanicalstrait-lacedstuffy