femininelyadv.

Brit.

/ˈfɛmᵻnᵻnli/, U.S.

/ˈfɛmənənli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: feminine adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < feminine adj. + -ly suffix². Compare classical Latin fēminīnē (in grammatical context) in the feminine gender.

†1. Grammar. In the feminine gender. Obsolete (rare after 17th cent.).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > gender > [adverb] > specific

femininely1575

masculinely1627

sexlessly1851

1575 W. Patten Cal. Script. f. 54 Claudius... Latin. A claudendo, vel claudicando: Of shitting, or limping... Claudia... The same femininely.

1649 F. Roberts Clavis Bibliorum (ed. 2) 365 Nor as any peculiar Dialect of this tongue, using this word sometimes femininely.

1874 J. C. Grece tr. E. A. F. Maetzner Eng. Gram. I. ii. i. 262 The sea (Anglosaxon sæ, m. and f.) has remained of two genders, hence perhaps ocean (Greek Latin French m.), although frequently masculine, is also used femininely.

2. In a feminine manner or style; like a woman in appearance or manner. Chiefly depreciative in early use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > woman > [adverb]

womanlyc1325

womanlikec1450

womanishly1556

woman-waysa1568

femalely1796

womanfully1819

femininely1821

women-wise1913

1665 E. Waterhouse tr. Seneca in Gentlemans Monitor xxx. 263 I love Servants neither sordidly rude, nor femininely trim [L. placet minister incultus et rudis vernula].

1680 T. Dangerfield Answer to Malice Defeated 9 It was very Femininely done, to put such an over-ridden stale pretence upon the Nation.

a1797 H. Walpole Jrnl. Reign George III (1859) II. 86 Lord Buckingham..was weak, proud, avaricious, peevish, fretful and femininely observant of the punctilio of visits.

1821 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto V lxxx. 175 Now being femininely all arrayed..He look'd in almost all respects a maid.

1859 Ld. Tennyson Enid in Idylls of King 60 Femininely fair and dissolutely pale.

1918 T. Helburn Enter Hero 5 (stage direct.) The sitting room, being Anne's particular property, is femininely furnished in chintz.

1957 Times 20 Nov. 13/3 She had the fine arched eyebrows, the femininely aquiline features of her family.

1997 K. O'Riordan Boy in Moon xiii. 236 His shoulders quivered now almost femininely—an absurd contrast to his stocky bulk.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	femininely
释义	femininelyadv. Brit. /ˈfɛmᵻnᵻnli/, U.S. /ˈfɛmənənli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: feminine adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < feminine adj. + -ly suffix². Compare classical Latin fēminīnē (in grammatical context) in the feminine gender. †1. Grammar. In the feminine gender. Obsolete (rare after 17th cent.). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > gender > [adverb] > specific femininely1575 masculinely1627 sexlessly1851 1575 W. Patten Cal. Script. f. 54 Claudius... Latin. A claudendo, vel claudicando: Of shitting, or limping... Claudia... The same femininely. 1649 F. Roberts Clavis Bibliorum (ed. 2) 365 Nor as any peculiar Dialect of this tongue, using this word sometimes femininely. 1874 J. C. Grece tr. E. A. F. Maetzner Eng. Gram. I. ii. i. 262 The sea (Anglosaxon sæ, m. and f.) has remained of two genders, hence perhaps ocean (Greek Latin French m.), although frequently masculine, is also used femininely. 2. In a feminine manner or style; like a woman in appearance or manner. Chiefly depreciative in early use. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > woman > [adverb] womanlyc1325 womanlikec1450 womanishly1556 woman-waysa1568 femalely1796 womanfully1819 femininely1821 women-wise1913 1665 E. Waterhouse tr. Seneca in Gentlemans Monitor xxx. 263 I love Servants neither sordidly rude, nor femininely trim [L. placet minister incultus et rudis vernula]. 1680 T. Dangerfield Answer to Malice Defeated 9 It was very Femininely done, to put such an over-ridden stale pretence upon the Nation. a1797 H. Walpole Jrnl. Reign George III (1859) II. 86 Lord Buckingham..was weak, proud, avaricious, peevish, fretful and femininely observant of the punctilio of visits. 1821 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto V lxxx. 175 Now being femininely all arrayed..He look'd in almost all respects a maid. 1859 Ld. Tennyson Enid in Idylls of King 60 Femininely fair and dissolutely pale. 1918 T. Helburn Enter Hero 5 (stage direct.) The sitting room, being Anne's particular property, is femininely furnished in chintz. 1957 Times 20 Nov. 13/3 She had the fine arched eyebrows, the femininely aquiline features of her family. 1997 K. O'Riordan Boy in Moon xiii. 236 His shoulders quivered now almost femininely—an absurd contrast to his stocky bulk. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1575
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