womanlike
Americanadjective
Synonym Usage
See womanly.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of womanlike
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English; see origin at woman, -like
Example Sentences
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“We wanted to make ourselves look pretty and attractive and womanlike, in spite of the uniform,” said Nina Shebalina, a mechanic in the 586th Regiment.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
But womanlike she was ready to believe that he would relent.
From The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
“There is no real reason why you should not make an Empress, dearest,” said her mother, in pride of the girl’s beauty, and desiring, womanlike, to promote her child’s happiness.
From The Princess Virginia by Leon Guipon
Almost the first thing Francezka, womanlike, asked of Madame Riano was, whether she had saved their boxes.
From Francezka by Molly Elliot Seawell
Once safe in this asylum, womanlike, she hastened to peep out at the arrivals.
From The Girl From Tim's Place by Charles Clark Munn
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