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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  womanish 
  adj  :  having  characteristics  associated  with  women  and  considered 
  undesirable  in  men;  "womanish  tears" 




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