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
Frank friendship was very well; but now and then, womanlike, she longed for such current coin of courtesy.
From Desert Conquest or, Precious Waters by Rowe, Clarence H. (Clarence Herbert)
She winced, and reached for the hand, womanlike.
From The Ghost Breaker A Novel Based Upon the Play by Goddard, Charles
Robert tossed his head and looked ferocious, while Peggy peered in his rugged face, and, womanlike, admired him the more for his determination.
From About Peggy Saville by Vaizey, George de Horne, Mrs.
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 Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness
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