womanish

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

adjective having characteristics associated with women and considered undesirable in men

From Middle English wommanyssh. Equivalent to woman + -ish. The verb is from the adjective.

I inquired with a secret gulp of womanish self-pity. — The Prairie Wife, Arthur Stringer
A strong spirit, a weak spirit, a womanish spirit—whatever it is! — The Brothers Karamazov, Fyodor Dostoyevsky
"To think of having such an attack of womanish hysteria, pah!" — White nights, and other stories, Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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