Definitions for old-womanish

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old-womanish old-wom·an·ish

Spelling: [ohld-woo m-uh-nish]

IPA: /ˈoʊldˈwʊm ə nɪʃ/

Old-Womanish is a 12 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 4 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 5 points.

You can make 907 anagrams from letters in old-womanish (-adhilmnoosw).

Definitions for old-womanish

adjective

1. Sometimes Offensive. having characteristics considered typical of an old woman, as excessive fussiness or timidity.

Origin of old-womanish

First recorded in 1765-75

Examples for old-womanish

Surely my old-womanish babbling has not upset you like this!

Poor little darling, the girls made fun of it because it was so ugly and old-womanish.

There are tears in her voice—simple, old-womanish, grandmotherly tears.

He makes no old-womanish outcry of alarm and expresses no exaggerated wrath.