womanfully
Americanadverb
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
We were borne inside, struggling manfully, but held secure most womanfully, in spite of our best endeavors.
From Herland by Gilman, Charlotte Perkins
There we make our way through stacked volumes of cheap reprints to the counter where two ladies are struggling womanfully against the serried phalanx of purchasers.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 147, August 12, 1914 by Seaman, Owen, Sir
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