effeminate

Example Sentences

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He said he wanted to change people’s minds about the surgery because of a misconception that a vasectomy was the same as castration and that it made men effeminate.

From New York Times

"They may say I have low testosterone or I am effeminate or I look like a woman," they explained.

From BBC

The earlobes of male pop stars have been airbrushed to hide earrings deemed too effeminate.

From New York Times

As far back as 1776, English historian Edward Gibbon was disparagingly referring to the empire's inhabitants as "the servile and effeminate Greeks of Byzantium."

From Salon

“It’s hard to imagine such effeminate boys can defend their country when an outside invasion looms,” said one Weibo user.

From Reuters