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Definition of Womansh
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.
-- Wom"an*ish*ly, adv. --
Wom"an*ish*ness, n.
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.
-- Wom"an*ish*ly, adv. --
Wom"an*ish*ness, n.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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