womanlike
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
womanlike (comparative more womanlike, superlative most womanlike)
- Befitting or characteristic of a woman.
- Resembling a woman; feminine; (of a man) effeminate.
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Adverb[edit]
womanlike (comparative more womanlike, superlative most womanlike)
- In a manner perceived to be characteristic of a woman.
- 1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York, published 2007, page 313:
- I really meant it for a compliment, and to put her in a good mood; but, woman-like, she took it the wrong way.