A womanlike stone image. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
He did not relish being called womanlike -- few men do; but he was bound to admit that the elder man's criticism was more or less just. From Wordnik.com. [Jason] Reference
His nicety of feeling, almost womanlike -- recoiled. From Wordnik.com. [The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2)] Reference
Unjust but womanlike, her love was stronger than her judgment. From Wordnik.com. [Strange Visitors] Reference
Ashamed at being surprised in a womanlike expression of sorrow, Sir. From Wordnik.com. [The Talisman] Reference
Then there is a young girl with shy eyes and quiet, womanlike actions. From Wordnik.com. [Trapped in 'Black Russia' Letters June-November 1915] Reference
Honor sat upright, and womanlike, took both Jean's hands in hers, saying. From Wordnik.com. [Honor Edgeworth Ottawa's Present Tense] Reference
That's funny in itself./lipbr/plib I have copiousness of womanlike friends. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-10-01] Reference
She hated him, but womanlike, she would have him, and she was the death of him. From Wordnik.com. [Entertainments for Home, Church and School] Reference
Like in many species, a womanlike appears to be captivated to a strongest in a group. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-12-01] Reference
The lady on the porch lifts her eyes just one moment, but womanlike she sees much in a glance. From Wordnik.com. [Reno — a Book of Short Stories and Information] Reference
Then, womanlike, she buried her face in her hands and sank to the divan, sobbing hysterically. From Wordnik.com. ["The Barrier" by Harl Vincent, part 6] Reference
It was womanlike for her to do so, but odds of ten thousand to one had no appeal for Hornblower. From Wordnik.com. [Hornblower In The West Indies]
Then he struck her with the back of his clenched fist and, womanlike, she went whimpering to bed. From Wordnik.com. [A Village of Vagabonds] Reference
Overjoyed, he broke the glad news to his wife, who, womanlike, asked what pay increase was involved. From Wordnik.com. [Poverty in Canada] Reference
The excitement had been almost too much for them and, womanlike, they indulged in a good cry together. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-09-01] Reference
There's one member of the race that is intrigued by human femininity and so she tries to be more womanlike. From Wordnik.com. [David Steffen's quest for publication and world domination: The Mysteries of Memory] Reference
So soon as she had seen the flyer stopping she realized that she had succeeded and womanlike -- she fainted. From Wordnik.com. [Danger Signals Remarkable, Exciting and Unique Examples of the Bravery, Daring and Stoicism in the Midst of Danger of Train Dispatchers and Railroad Engineers] Reference
The great mystery was an enemy who had curiously womanlike bodies and faces, some partly doubled, some single. From Wordnik.com. [The Voyage of the Space Beagle]
Apparently, though, unlike "transsexuals," they do not go so far as to have surgery to make their bodies more womanlike. From Wordnik.com. [From the WSJ Opinion Archives] Reference
Lady Laura had not a word more to say about Phineas to her father; but, womanlike, she resolved that she would not abandon him. From Wordnik.com. [Phineas Finn] Reference
The day was a hard one for them both, but womanlike Lynda accepted it and came to its close with less show of wear and tear than did. From Wordnik.com. [The Man Thou Gavest] Reference
It was a soft and delicate hand, very white and womanlike. From Wordnik.com. [Recalled to Life] Reference
The charm of the denied, the inaccessible is on her, womanlike. From Wordnik.com. [Robert Elsmere] Reference
But she insisted, womanlike; and he at last consented to a bite. From Wordnik.com. [Darkness and Dawn] Reference
Then, womanlike, instinctively as she breathed, the girl ran to him. From Wordnik.com. [Darkness and Dawn] Reference
Margaret, womanlike, loved the nicest of all feelings -- "being wanted.". From Wordnik.com. [There was a King in Egypt] Reference
Then it had been on account of Manley; now, womanlike, it was her clothes. From Wordnik.com. [Lonesome Land] Reference
She had (womanlike) written to the father about the composition of a Miserere. From Wordnik.com. [The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Volume 01] Reference
She begged him to be seated; and then, womanlike, she waited for him to explain. From Wordnik.com. [A Simpleton] Reference
Immediately, she was at her ease, and womanlike, had begun to control the situation. From Wordnik.com. [The Prince and Betty] Reference
And she, womanlike, suited her fire to the calibre of the foe, for she was an innkeeper. From Wordnik.com. [Tomaso's Fortune and Other Stories] Reference
I dislike that sort of writing which is neither manlike nor womanlike, and in which young. From Wordnik.com. [The Parisians — Complete] Reference
Once or twice he had seen her do that, when, womanlike, the tears would come in spite of her. From Wordnik.com. [Lonesome Land] Reference
I must confess that Helen's first tidy womanlike idea was a great desire to arrange the litter. From Wordnik.com. [My Novel — Complete] Reference
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