spinsterish

English

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

spinsterish

adjective more spinsterish · most spinsterish

Resembling or characteristic of a spinster. Alma Winemiller, the repressed minister's daughter in a small southern town, is a spinsterish and prudish woman, losing her youth, who becomes aware of her strongly sensual nature and in desperation has the courage to act on her sexual impulses.

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"spinsterish." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/spinsterish. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

spinsterish. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/spinsterish

Chicago

"spinsterish." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/spinsterish.

BibTeX

@misc{spinsterish_2026,
  title = {spinsterish},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spinsterish},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}