The Collaborative International Dictionary
Womanishly
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. `` Thy tears are
womanish.''
--Shak. `` Womanish entreaties.''
--Macaulay.
A voice not soft, weak, piping, and womanish, but
audible, strong, and manlike.
--Ascham.
[1913 Webster] -- Wom"an*ish*ly, adv. -- Wom"an*ish*ness,
n.
Wiktionary
womanishly
adv. In a womanish way.
Usage examples of "womanishly".
The American was taken aback by the smoky gray-flecked irises of the other's eyes and more so when Lothar von Brandenburg put his womanishly small hands on his shoulders.
People thought she was merely kind and womanishly unrealistic to be in such sympathy with slaves.