What does spinsterish mean?
Spinsterish means Resembling or characteristic of a spinster..
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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.
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Spinsterish means Resembling or characteristic of a spinster..
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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.
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