单词 | femalely |
释义 | femalelyadv. In a female way; so as to suit a female; femininely.In quot. 1796: by females. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > woman > [adverb] womanlyc1325 womanlikec1450 womanishly1556 woman-waysa1568 femalely1796 womanfully1819 femininely1821 women-wise1913 1796 Magnanimous Amazon xiv. 319 Augusta..was not a little surprised to see her lover thus femalely attended. 1834 Court Mag. Jan. 22/1 He was brought up femalely, that is by a very strict mother. 1866 Dublin Univ. Mag. Oct. 420/2 Before the door..stand many horses, malely and femalely saddled. 1932 P. Russell Harvesters 55 Michel Angelo, who was satisfied with the solid, naked human body, femalely beautiful or malely strong. 1966 B. Glemser Dear Hungarian Friend ii. 29 She was emphatically a girl, most femalely female. 1992 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 24 Oct. 1 Perhaps rather strangely (and, I suspect, femalely) I did not like fiction when it was too fantastic. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1796 |
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