| Womanly 1. (a.) Becoming a woman; feminine; as, womanly behavior. 2. (adv.) In the manner of a woman; with the grace, tenderness, or affection of a woman. Thesaurus Entries distaff, female, feminine, gentlewomanlike, girlish, gynecic, gynecoid, gynic, kittenish, ladylike, little-girlish, maidenly, matronal, matronlike, matronly, muliebral, petticoat, womanish, womanlike |