effeminately
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8.0
- adverb
- /ɪˈfɛmɪnətli/
- Offensive
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afeminadamente
- The actor portrayed his character effeminately, challenging traditional masculine roles.
Examples
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[Effeminately]
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And the Californians are freaking, like, ( effeminately ):
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>> [ Effeminately ]
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Ike sat, effeminately crossed his legs, positioned the guitar across his thigh, and gently thumbed the strings.
Fiction book (2002) -
He often dressed and spoke effeminately, which surprised many of his friends.
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At the party, he moved effeminately, drawing attention for his graceful gestures.
Synonyms
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4.4
In a gentle, graceful way that people link to women
In a gentle, delicate way often seen as typical of women
Antonyms
How Feminine
Surface Forms
Morphology
effeminately = effeminate (transparent) = effeminate + ly
Regular adverbial formation from the adjective 'effeminate' with a predictable meaning.
Etymology
The word effeminately comes from the Latin word femina 'woman' plus a verb part that meant 'to make'. You can see the same root in English words like female and feminine. So it originally meant 'to make like a woman', and today it describes a way of acting that people see as typical of women or as not traditionally 'manly'.