Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Womanly"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Womanly \Wom"an*ly\, a.
Becoming a woman; feminine; as, womanly behavior.
--Arbuthnot.
A blushing, womanly discovering grace. --Donne.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Womanly \Wom"an*ly\, adv.
In the manner of a woman; with the grace, tenderness, or
affection of a woman. --Gascoigne.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
womanly
adj : befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature
woman; "womanly virtues of gentleness and compassion"
[syn: {feminine}] [ant: {unwomanly}]
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