womanish Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite having characteristics associated with women and considered undesirable in men
    • womanish tears

WordNet

Wom"an*ish adjective
Definitions
  1. 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. " Thy tears are womanish." Shak. " Womanish entreaties." Macaulay.
    A voice not soft, weak, piping, and womanish, but audible, strong, and manlike. Ascham.
    -- Wom"an*ish*ly, adv. -- Wom"an*ish*ness, n.

Webster 1913