Etymology

womanly

wom·an·ly
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Today it means: Considered typical of, stereotypical of, or appropriate to women; feminine. Full definition →

Middle English womanly, wommanlich, wommanly, wommanlych, wummonlich
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womanly · adjective1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromwomanly, wommanlich, wommanly, wommanlych, wummonlich
  2. English todaywomanly

From Middle English womanly, wommanlich, wommanly, wommanlych, wummonlich, equivalent to woman + -ly (adjectival suffix).

womanly · adverb2

  1. Middle English · inherited fromwommanliche, wommanly
  2. English todaywomanly

From Middle English wommanliche, wommanly, equivalent to woman + -ly (adverbial suffix).

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