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

  1. 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.
  2. rare Female.

womanly²

  • /ˈwʊmənli/

Where it comes from

From Middle English wommanliche, wommanly, equivalent to woman + -ly (adverbial suffix).

adverb womonly · womynly

  1. In the manner of a woman.

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