femmy

/ (ˈfɛmɪ) /

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adjective -mier or -miest informal

markedly or exaggeratedly feminine in appearance, manner, etc

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Words nearby femmy

feminize, Fem Lib, femme, femme de chambre, femme fatale, femmy, femoral, femoral artery, femoral canal, femoral hernia, femoral nerve

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How to use femmy in a sentence

“Proving once more the presence of what Friend Hudson calls a femmy,” I smiled.
The Man Who Fell Through the Earth|Carolyn Wells
F-e-m-m-e, he contends, "ought to spell femmy—but I'm blowed if they don't pronounce it fam!"
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, v. 3, number 18|Various