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Synonyms for womanly


Grammar : Adj
Spell : woo m-uh n-lee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈwʊm ən li



Définition of womanly

  • adj feminine
Example sentences :
  • Under fire you said a most courageous, womanly, creditable thing.
  • Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • They possessed all the manly arts and some of the womanly arts as well.
  • Extract from : « Pee-wee Harris » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
  • Nor say thou, that virtue, in the eye of Heaven, is as much a manly as a womanly grace.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • It was full of that womanly gentleness which fitted her so well.
  • Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • Your generosity carries you away, and your divine, womanly pity and kindness.
  • Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
  • Rose pouted as if her womanly character had been compromised.
  • Extract from : « Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille » by Emile Zola
  • So you see,” she added, returning to her womanly dread for his safety, “I know Jake.
  • Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • Will not all men censure as womanly him who imitates the woman?
  • Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
  • Snowe was, womanly speaking, as you will see, 'a perfect love of a man.'
  • Extract from : « Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No IV, April 1863 » by Various
  • Besides they attitudinise while they stir, and say they're womanly.
  • Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown

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