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Definition of Womanish

Womanish
Womanish 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.

Meaning of Womanish from wikipedia

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- detailed prophetic program of the life of the church from her own days of "womanish weakness" through to the coming and ultimate downfall of the Antichrist...
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- intermediary between sea and sky, they honor it through priests who have womanish voices." The galli may also have occupied a "third gender" in Roman society...