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womanlier

womanlier is the comparative form of womanly.

Meaning of womanly

Adjective

womanly (comparative womanlier, superlative womanliest)

  1. 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.1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC
  2. (rare) Female.

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Questions about womanlier

What is womanlier the comparative form of?
Womanlier is the comparative form of womanly.

Words near womanlier in the dictionary

  1. womanizin'
  2. womanizing
  3. womankind
  4. womanless
  5. womanlessness
  6. womanlier
  7. womanliest
  8. womanlike
  9. womanlikeness
  10. womanlily
  11. womanliness

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