What does touch-me-not-ishness mean?
Touch-me-not-ishness means The quality of being touch-me-not-ish..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
The quality of being touch-me-not-ish..
The young ladies were pretty, their manners winning, their dispositions unexceptionable; but there was a dignity in the air, a touch-me-not-ish-ness in the walk, a majesty in the eye of the spinster aunt, to which, at their time of life they could lay no claim, which distinguished her from any female on whom Mr. Tupman had ever gazed.
The consequence of this training persisted in for a series of years without the least deviation enables the serene olympian to mount the witness stand with the perfect composure and touch-me-not-ish-ness that belongs to the elect.
Use touch-me-not-ishness when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Touch-me-not-ishness means The quality of being touch-me-not-ish..
Common synonyms include aloofness, standoffishness.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The young ladies were pretty, their manners winning, their dispositions unexceptionable; but there was a dignity in the air, a touch-me-not-ish-ness in the walk, a majesty in the eye of the spinster aunt, to which, at their time of life they could lay no claim, which distinguished her from any female on whom Mr. Tupman had ever gazed.
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