womanish
adj/ˈwʊmənɪʃ/UK
Etymology
From Middle English wommanyssh. Equivalent to woman + -ish. The verb is from the adjective.
- inherited from wommanyssh
Definitions
Characteristic of a woman
Characteristic of a woman; effeminate, feminine.
- […] Romans novv / Haue Thevves, and Limbes, like to their Anceſtors; / But vvoe the vvhile, our Fathers mindes are dead, / And vve are gouern'd vvith our Mothers ſpirits, / Our yoake, and ſufferance, ſhevv vs VVomaniſh.
- I don't very much wonder at her fright. We have met before; but I owe her no grudge, and we must not wait for womanish fear.
Carried out by or pertaining to a woman.
- And gan recomfort her in her rude vvyſe, / VVith vvomaniſh compaſſion of her plaint, / VViping the teares from her ſuffuſed eyes, […]
To make womanish.
The neighborhood
- neighborold-womanish
- neighborwomanly
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for womanish. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA