womanly
adjective
like or befitting a woman; feminine; not masculine or girlish.
half-womanly
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a word derived from
womanly.
Example Sentences
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Mrs. Branston exclaimed, with a disappointed petulant look that was half-childish, half-womanly.
From Fenton's Quest by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
But a careless observer might have dwelt longer on the affectionate expression about her lips—a half-childish, half-womanly tenderness.
From Beth Woodburn by Maud Petitt
I had been so lonely without her, that now her constant companionship, her half-womanly, half-babyish prattle seemed necessary to me.
From The Doctor's Dilemma by Hesba Stretton
Selah let him lead her in his gentle half-womanly fashion to the bench, and sat down beside him mechanically.
From Philistia by Grant Allen
