androgynously
androgynously adverb: in an androgynous manner.
Adverb
androgynously (comparative more androgynously, superlative most androgynously)
- In an androgynous manner.
- I conceive that holy writ has twice intended to represent man as originally framed in God's image and likeness, for that reason, or in that respect, which is both times immediately subjoined — viz., that he was a being androgynously masculine, and uniting in himself the virtues and natures of both...1842 April 1, H., “Correspondence: Ad similitudinem dei”, in The British Magazine, volume 21, page 389
- Androgynously oriented males can express their feelings well and are more nurturant than traditionally masculine men.1985, Hamilton I. McCubbin, Barbara B. Dahl, Marriage and Family: Individuals and Life Cycles, New York: Wiley, →ISBN, →OL, page 45
Forms of androgynously
| comparative | more androgynously |
|---|---|
| superlative | most androgynously |
Origin of androgynously
From androgynous + -ly.
Questions about androgynously
- What does androgynously mean?
- Androgynously means in an androgynous manner.
- What part of speech is androgynously?
- Androgynously is an adverb.
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