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womanish

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. . Womanish entreaties. A voice not soft, weak, piping, and womanish, but audible, strong, and manlike. (Ascham) Womanishly, Womanishness.