Dictionary entry

Womanish

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Wom″an‐ish (?), a. Suitable to a woman, having the qualities of a woman; effeminate; not becoming a man; — usually in a reproachful sense. See the Note under Effeminate. “ Thy tears are womanish.” Shak.Womanish entreaties.” Macaulay.

A voice not soft, weak, piping, and womanish, but audible, strong, and manlike. Ascham.

— Wom″an‐ish‐ly, adv. — Wom″an‐ish‐ness, n.