Effeminately

Effeminately
Effeminately Ef*fem"i*nate*ly, adv. 1. In an effeminate or womanish manner; weakly; softly; delicately. ``Proud and effeminately gay.'' --Fawkes. [1913 Webster]

2. By means of a woman; by the power or art of a woman. [R.] ``Effeminately vanquished.'' --Milton. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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