feminine
adjective
being or relating to to a woman or girl.
femininely
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a word derived from
feminine.
Example Sentences
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In her 2018 stand-up special, “Relatable,” DeGeneres recalls that it was initially hard to find station managers willing to take on the show and that she was asked to dress more femininely.
From Washington Post ● May 26, 2022
I was assigned female at birth, I still dress very femininely, the average person on the street will think I’m a girl—but my parents know I’m not.
From Slate ● Aug. 1, 2021
Kate Spade New York's trendy suede and glitter Landon bootie closes with a side zipper and is femininely embellished with Spade's signature bow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2014
We were at the hospital for facial feminization surgery, a not uncommon procedure in male-to-female transitions, in which a surgeon carves out a more femininely proportioned version of a male face.
From New York Times ● Aug. 18, 2011
He noted that here and there passages were marked with penciled lines—some light and femininely delicate, some heavier, as though two had been reading it together, noting their individual preferences.
From The Valiants of Virginia by Hallie Erminie Rives
