womanly

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/ˈwʊmənli/

Definition of womanly

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

Considered typical of, stereotypical of, or appropriate to women; feminine.

“I know that the sound of it moved me more even than her words, it was so very human - so very womanly.”
“"What I mean, a woman who doesn't go in for booze and sport and cigarettes. Man gets sick of these tough flappers. Give me a womanly woman every time. As I said before, I could see at a glance that you were a thoroughly womanly woman."”

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adj

Considered typical of, stereotypical of, or appropriate to women; feminine.

“I know that the sound of it moved me more even than her words, it was so very human - so very womanly.”
“"What I mean, a woman who doesn't go in for booze and sport and cigarettes. Man gets sick of these tough flappers. Give me a womanly woman every time. As I said before, I could see at a glance that you were a thoroughly womanly woman."”
(rare)Female.

adv

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From Middle English womanly, wommanlich, wommanly, wommanlych, wummonlich, equivalent to woman + -ly (adjectival suffix).

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