† ˈwomanlish, a. Obs. rare.
[Blending of womanish and womanly a.]
Womanlike, effeminate. ˈwomanlishly adv., ˈwomanlishness.
| 1579 Twyne Phis. agst. Fortune ii. xii. 181 Womanlyshly glorying [she] shewed her her most precious and fayre Iewelles. 1647 Hexham i, Womanlish or effeminate, vrouwachtigh. Womanlishly, vrouwachtighlick. 1648 Ibid. ii, Wijflickheydt, Womanlishnesse, or Effeminatenesse. |