1911 27 Jan. 6/3 We despise the picayunnish [sic] sissyishness that would crave so neutral a proposition as an onion that wouldn't spill its app'inted flavor.
2002 L. Peril v. 134 While a touch of tomboyishness in girls was what Dr. Hohman called ‘piquant’, sissyishness was not a positive male personality trait in any way, shape, or form.