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womanly

[woom-uhn-lee] / ˈwʊm ən li /


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At Cornering Harvey, the majority of attendees had heard about the workshop through the School of Womanly Arts.

From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2018

I read “The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding” and “Ina May’s Guide to Breastfeeding” and I was convinced that my baby and I would be naturals at it.

From Time • Nov. 29, 2014

Womanly sympathy, tenderness, and trust, those qualities which constitute a far deeper and more abiding charm than statuesque beauty, are equally absent from an impersonation which in its earlier phases is almost distressingly labored.

From Mary Anderson by Farrar, J. M.

Womanly perception told Grace that Veath's regard for her was beginning to assume a form quite beyond that of ordinary friendship.

From Nedra by McCutcheon, George Barr

Womanly instinct impelled Yetive to shield the timid masquerader.

From Beverly of Graustark by McCutcheon, George Barr




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