womanly
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womanly¹
- /ˈwʊmənli/
Where it comes from
From Middle English womanly, wommanlich, wommanly, wommanlych, wummonlich, equivalent to woman + -ly (adjectival suffix).
adjective womanlier · womanliest · womonly · womynly
- Considered typical of, stereotypical of, or appropriate to women; feminine. I know that the sound of it moved me more even than her words, it was so very human - so very womanly.
- Female.
womanly²
- /ˈwʊmənli/
Where it comes from
From Middle English wommanliche, wommanly, equivalent to woman + -ly (adverbial suffix).
adverb womonly · womynly
- In the manner of a woman.