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old-womanish

old-wom·an·ish
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ohld woo m-uh-nish]
    • /oʊld ˈwʊm ə nɪʃ/
    • /əʊld ˈwʊmənɪʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ohld woo m-uh-nish]
    • /oʊld ˈwʊm ə nɪʃ/

Definitions of old-womanish word

  • adjective old-womanish Sometimes Offensive. having characteristics considered typical of an old woman, as excessive fussiness or timidity. 1
  • adjective old-womanish like, characteristic of, or suitable for an old woman; fussy 0

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Origin of old-womanish

First appearance:

before 1765
One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1765-75

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Parts of speech for Old-womanish

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

old-womanish popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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