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womanly

[woom-uhn-lee] / ˈwʊm ən li /


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It's first edition began with an explanation that its objective was to cover "the whole field of womanly action".

From BBC Apr. 15, 2025

This strict minister paterfamilias disapproved of his violist son, and in the wake of loss, Davis finds solace in music and womanly identity, slowly healing from estrangement.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 1, 2025

“This is the most womanly I think I’ve ever been in my life,” Gutierrez said, appraising the image in which she pulled a piece of gardening netting over her face.

From New York Times Aug. 13, 2021

No longer holding herself responsible for what happened to her childish body, adolescent reputation and womanly psyche, Febos got free.

From Washington Post Mar. 27, 2021

Tansy put her bucket down and stroked her throat in a thoughtful, womanly way.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck




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