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womanish

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++wom·an·ish /ˈwʊmənɪʃ/ adjective  WOMANa womanish man looks or behaves in a way that is thought to be typical of women 〔男人的外表或举止〕女人气的,娘娘腔的 mannish
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womanishPosi has the most womanish ability to choose the worst moments to disrupt a man's thoughts - usually with something trivial.Burden thought him a weak womanish fool, despising his red eyes and the muscle that twitched in his cheek.His face was girlishly pretty, with a sort of womanish frivolity in his look.
wom·an·ish adjectiveChineseSyllable
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womanish
womanish /ˈwʊmənɪʃ/ adjective
 Word Family: noun: woman, womanhood, womankind, womanizer, womanizing, womanliness; adjective: womanly, womanish; verb: womanize
a womanish man looks or behaves in a way that is thought to be typical of women ⇨ mannish


woman·ishBrE /ˈwʊmənɪʃ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwʊmənɪʃ/ 🔊 adjective (disapproving) (especially of a man 尤指男子) behaving in a way that is more suitable for a woman; more suitable for women than men 脂粉气的;娘娘腔的;更适合女性的He has a womanish manner. 他举手投足像个女人。🔊🔊a womanish novel女性小说