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  • 71womanlike — womanly, womanish, ladylike, feminine, *female, effeminate Contrasted words: feminine, womanly, womanlike, womanish, ladylike (see FEMALE) …

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  • 72womanish — adj 1. womanly, womanlike, mulie bral, ladylike. See womanly. 2. effeminate, emasculate, unmasculine, unmanly, unvirile; milksoppy, effete, weak; sissy, sissyish, Sl. faggy …

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  • 73womanlike — wom•an•like [[t]ˈwʊm ənˌlaɪk[/t]] adj. like a woman; womanly • Etymology: 1400–50 syn: See womanly …

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  • 74muliebrity — /mjuliˈɛbrəti/ (say myoohlee ebruhtee) noun 1. womanly nature or qualities. 2. womanhood. {Late Latin muliebritas, from Latin muliebris womanly} …

  • 75womanliness — noun the trait of being womanly; having the characteristics of an adult female • Syn: ↑womanlike • Derivationally related forms: ↑womanly • Hypernyms: ↑femininity, ↑muliebrity …

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  • 76wom|an|like — «WUM uhn LYK», adjective, adverb. –adj. 1. like a woman; womanly. 2. womanish; effeminate (in derogatory use). –adv. in a manner characteristic of women; in a womanly fashion …

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  • 77Angelic — An*gel ic, Angelical An*gel ic*al, a. [L. angelicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. ang[ e]lique.] 1. Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel; heavenly; divine. Angelic harps. Thomson.… …

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  • 78Angelic Hymn — Angelic An*gel ic, Angelical An*gel ic*al, a. [L. angelicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. ang[ e]lique.] 1. Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel; heavenly; divine. Angelic harps.… …

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  • 79Angelical — Angelic An*gel ic, Angelical An*gel ic*al, a. [L. angelicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. ang[ e]lique.] 1. Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel; heavenly; divine. Angelic harps.… …

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  • 80Buxom — Bux om, a. [OE. buxum, boxom, buhsum, pliable, obedient, AS. b[=o]csum, b[=u]hsum (akin to D. buigzaam blexible, G. biegsam); b[=u]gan to bow, bend + sum, E. some. See {Bow} to bend, and { some}.] 1. Yielding; pliable or compliant; ready to obey; …

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