womanishly

Blargh: I think by womanishly he means “according to the whims and fashions of the moment, that is”.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Christopher Columbus — Hero or Villain? 2009

I think by womanishly he means “according to the whims and fashions of the moment, that is”.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Christopher Columbus — Hero or Villain? 2009

ChrisTS: Splunge:womanishly refuse Really? womanishly?

The Volokh Conspiracy » Christopher Columbus — Hero or Villain? 2009

You see it in his over-sensitive, over-refined, almost womanishly delicate face, with those idealizing and quite unpractical eyes of his.

The Prairie Wife Arthur Stringer 1912

She was not a woman to hesitate at the last moment, unstrung and womanishly trembling because the victim was young, and smiled, and had innocent eyes.

Taquisara 1881

All that I intend is not to take it womanishly; but as for not being a woman about it, or about anything, that's simply impossible.

Dr. Breen's Practice William Dean Howells 1878

But I have been rarely drubbed and roundly basted, and my poor back and sides are most womanishly tender.

If I Were King Justin McCarthy 1871

Yes, friends, not only is yours truly a "liberal academic" with a "womanishly tone" (wha?), but our intrepid blogger is able to find demons appearing in the flames of a burning NIV!

Pros Apologian 2009

If we were to womanishly refuse to celebrate the accomplishment of anyone who didn’t qualify as “moral” according to the whims and fashions of the moment, that is, then we’d be reduced to Mother’s Day, maybe.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Christopher Columbus — Hero or Villain? 2009