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Webster 1913 Edition
Womanlike
Wom′an-like
,Adj.
Like a woman; womanly.
Womanlike
, taking revenge too deep. Tennyson.
Definition 2024
womanlike
womanlike
English
Adjective
womanlike (comparative more womanlike, superlative most womanlike)
- Befitting or characteristic of a woman.
- Resembling a woman; feminine; (of a man) effeminate.
Synonyms
Adverb
womanlike (comparative more womanlike, superlative most womanlike)
- In a manner perceived to be characteristic of a woman.
- 1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York 2007, p. 313:
- I really meant it for a compliment, and to put her in a good mood; but, woman-like, she took it the wrong way.
- 1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York 2007, p. 313: