old-womanish

• Adjectif péjoratif et vieilli pour qualifier un homme excessivement méticuleux, craintif ou préoccupé par de petits détails domestiques, stéréotypiquement associés à une femme âgée.

An old-fashioned, derogatory adjective used to describe a man who is overly fussy, timid, or concerned with trivial domestic matters, stereotypically associated with an elderly woman.

1. Primly fastidiousC1informalbritish

   Excessively concerned with small details, order, or propriety in a way that is stereotypically associated with an elderly woman.

   Pointilleux à la manière d'une vieille femme

   • His old-womanish attention to the placement of every napkin annoyed the guests.
   • She had an old-womanish habit of checking the locks three times before bed.
   • The decor was charming but had an old-womanish fussiness about it.

   Synonymesfussyold-maidishpersnicketyprimprissyprudishstrait-laced

   Antonymescarelessmessynegligentslovenlyuntidy