womanish

Etymology

From Middle English wommanyssh. Equivalent to woman + -ish.

adj

1. (often derogatory) Characteristic of a woman; effeminate, feminine.
   Friends are a comfort in misfortune, but one should not make them unhappy by seeking their sympathy, as is done by women and womanish men. 1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.20
   Perhaps he did too, for he turned scarlet and turned his face away to the wall, with a womanish gesture of shyness. 1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 753
2. Carried out by or pertaining to a woman.