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 she said something, my lady,” cried Jane, womanlike, grasping her mistress’s feelings and eager to put matters right.
From Sir Hilton's Sin by George Manville Fenn
“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
The El Hassan dream was still upon her, but, womanlike, she wondered if she liked the would-be tyrant of all North Africa as well as she had once liked the easy-going American idealist, Homer Crawford.
From Border, Breed Nor Birth by Mack Reynolds
Perhaps it was because she had no fear that she played so boldly, recognizing in him the true gentleman, and womanlike, presuming on this knowledge.
From The Salamander by Owen Johnson
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