Wom"an*ish (?), a.
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.