Hypertext Webster Gateway: "womanish"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Womanish \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
womanish
adj : having characteristics associated with women and considered
undesirable in men; "womanish tears"
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