What does "womanly" mean?
Womanly: Becoming a woman; feminine; as, womanly behavior. Arbuthnot. A blushing, womanly discovering grace. Donne.
Additional senses
- 2.In the manner of a woman; with the grace, tenderness, or affection of a woman. Gascoigne. WOMAN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION Woman's Christian Temperance Union. An association of women formed in the United States in 1874, for the advancement of temperance by organizing preventive, educational, evangelistic, social, and legal work.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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