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De - Pt| English Dictionary: womanish | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for womanish | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Womanish \Wom"an*ish\, a. Suitable to a woman, having the qualities of a woman; effeminate; not becoming a man; -- usually in a reproachful sense. See the Note under {Effeminate}. [bd] Thy tears are womanish.[b8] --Shak. [bd] Womanish entreaties.[b8] --Macaulay. A voice not soft, weak, piping, and womanish, but audible, strong, and manlike. --Ascham. -- {Wom"an*ish*ly}, adv. -- {Wom"an*ish*ness}, n. | |
