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womanwise

womanwise adverb: in the manner of a woman.

Adverb

womanwise (not comparable)

  1. In the manner of a woman.
    • They listen, yet do not hear, / not their way, not womanwise.1971, Poetry New Zealand, volume 1, page 100
    • Jim will put you on a man's saddle; it isn't safe to ride the Grizzly Bear trail womanwise.1900, Hamlin Garland, Her Mountain Lover

Origin of womanwise

From woman + -wise.

Questions about womanwise

What does womanwise mean?
Womanwise means in the manner of a woman.
What part of speech is womanwise?
Womanwise is an adverb.

Words near womanwise in the dictionary

  1. womanspreading
  2. womanthrope
  3. womanthropes
  4. womantic
  5. womanward
  6. womanwise
  7. womas
  8. womb
  9. womb envy
  10. womb-brethren
  11. womb-brother

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