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womanfully

American  
[woom-uhn-fuh-lee] / ˈwʊm ən fə li /

adverb

  1. in a manner full of womanly spirit.

    She struggled womanfully to complete the task.


Etymology

Origin of womanfully

1815–25; woman + (man)fully ( def. )

Example Sentences

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Vira Slywotzky was a suitably musicianly and intensely sympathetic Composer, and Megan Hart coped womanfully with Zerbinetta's near-impossible stratospherics.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 2, 2010

You may be sure that Jessie handles it womanfully, and that Carll shows up when it is over, wringing his dry hands.

From Time Magazine Archive

Hot tears are an apt response: the two most innocent characters die; the others grieve and carry on womanfully.

From Time Magazine Archive

She kept her seat womanfully, and heard out the end of a long story which the old friend was relating about a family of relations.

From Elinor Wyllys, Volume 1 by Cooper, Susan Fenimore

Dolly "stood to her guns" womanfully, and not only chose to go "home," but prepared for her banishment with an outward meekness and an inward joy which made each hour memorable.

From Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story by Alcott, Louisa May