effeminate
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Is effeminate a Scrabble word?
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Definition
adj (English)
1. (often derogatory, of a man or boy) Exhibiting behaviour or mannerisms considered typical of a woman; unmasculine.Examples: "An effeminate and unmanly foppery."; "The Comte d'Artois had neither the dignified nor the manly air of his brother—he rather appeared like a pretty-looking girl, so effeminate was he and fair."derogatoryoften
2. (obsolete) Womanly; tender, affectionate, caring.Examples: "Gentle, kind, effeminate remorse."obsolete
verb (English)
1. (transitive, archaic or nonstandard) To make womanly; to unman.Examples: "the studie of sciences doth more weaken and effeminate mens minds, than corroborate and adapt them to warre."; "It will not corrupt or effeminate their [children's] minds."; "I mean the represenstation of gay men on The Simpsons is getting more one-dimensional. For several years Smithers was quite masculine, yet the writers have effeminated him gradually (collecting Barbies, for instance), now he's rollerblading down the street with rainbow hotpants on?"archaicnonstandardtransitive
2. (intransitive) To become womanly.intransitive
Definition source: Wiktionary