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womanliest

womanliest is the superlative 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 womanliest

What is womanliest the superlative form of?
Womanliest is the superlative form of womanly.

Words near womanliest in the dictionary

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

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