womanly
adverb
- like a woman (in a womanly manner)
adjective
- having qualities associated with women
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈwʊmənli/
adj
Etymology: From Middle English womanly, wommanlich, wommanly, wommanlych, wummonlich, equivalent to woman + -ly (adjectival suffix).
- Considered typical of, stereotypical of, or appropriate to women; feminine.
“I know that the sound of it moved me more even than her words, it was so very human - so very womanly.”
“"What I mean, a woman who doesn't go in for booze and sport and cigarettes. Man gets sick of these tough flappers. Give me a womanly woman every time. As I said before, I could see at a glance that you were a thoroughly womanly woman."”
- Female.
adv
Etymology: From Middle English wommanliche, wommanly, equivalent to woman + -ly (adverbial suffix).
- In the manner of a woman.