womanish
adjective
wom·an·ish
ˈwu̇-mə-nish 
1
: associated with or characteristic of women rather than men
2
: suggestive of a weak character : effeminate
womanish fears
womanishly
adverb
womanishness
noun
Examples of womanish in a Sentence
such displays of emotion were once considered womanish and unseemly for a man
she had a womanish gentleness, especially when dealing with children, that he loved
Recent Examples on the Web
And then there’s Trump’s temperament, which is, and not to be a traitor to my sex, on the womanish side.
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Lili Anolik, Vanities, 19 June 2017
Lili Anolik, Vanities, 19 June 2017
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“Womanish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/womanish. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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womanish
adjective
wom·an·ish
ˈwu̇m-ə-nish
1
: associated with or characteristic of women
2
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