01 a. Suitable to a woman, having the qualities of a woman; effeminate; not becoming a man; -- usually in a reproachful sense. See the Note unde…
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Suitable to a woman, having the qualities of a woman; effeminate; not becoming a man; -- usually in a reproachful sense. See the Note under Effeminate. See: Effeminate“A voice not soft, weak, piping, and womanish, but audible, strong, and manlike.” — Ascham.