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womanish

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈwʊmənɪʃ/Part of speech adjectiveSorted ahimnoswStarts with WEnds with H0 clues
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Definitions

  1. having characteristics associated with women and considered undesirable in men

Word origin

From Middle English wommanyssh. Equivalent to woman + -ish. The verb is from the adjective.

Used in a sentence

  • […] Romans novv / Haue Thevves, and Limbes, like to their Anceſtors; / But vvoe the vvhile, our Fathers mindes are dead, / And vve are gouern'd vvith our Mothers ſpirits, / Our yoake, and ſufferance, ſhevv vs VVomaniſh.
  • I don't very much wonder at her fright. We have met before; but I owe her no grudge, and we must not wait for womanish fear.
  • Friends are a comfort in misfortune, but one should not make them unhappy by seeking their sympathy, as is done by women and womanish men.

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