Womanish, a.
Suitable to a woman, having the qualities of a woman; effeminate; not becoming a man; -- usually in a reproachful sense. See the Note under Effeminate. " Thy tears are womanish." Shak. " Womanish entreaties." Macaulay. A voice not soft, weak, piping, and womanish, but audible, strong, and manlike. Ascham. -- Wom"an*ish*ly, adv. -- Wom"an*ish*ness, n.
Shades of meaning
Fernald has no entry of its own for womanish; he lists it under feminine.
Where he writes about it:
Womanish denotes the undesirable, womanly the admirable or lovely qualities of woman. — from feminine
Womanly tears would suggest respect and sympathy, womanish tears a touch of contempt. — from feminine