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for womanly
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Womanly \Wom"an*ly\, a.
Becoming a woman; feminine; as, womanly behavior.
--Arbuthnot.
[1913 Webster]
A blushing, womanly discovering grace. --Donne.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Womanly \Wom"an*ly\, adv.
In the manner of a woman; with the grace, tenderness, or
affection of a woman. --Gascoigne.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
womanly
adj 1: befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a
mature woman; "womanly virtues of gentleness and
compassion" [syn: womanly, feminine] [ant:
unwomanly]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :
19 Moby Thesaurus words for "womanly":
distaff, female, feminine, gentlewomanlike, girlish, gynecic,
gynecoid, gynic, kittenish, ladylike, little-girlish, maidenly,
matronal, matronlike, matronly, muliebral, petticoat, womanish,
womanlike
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