Womanly, a.
Becoming a woman; feminine; as, womanly behavior. Arbuthnot. A blushing, womanly discovering grace. Donne.
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Womanly, adv.
In the manner of a woman; with the grace, tenderness, or affection of a woman. Gascoigne.
Shades of meaning
Fernald has no entry of its own for womanly; 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
The word effeminate is always used reproachfully, and only of men as possessing womanly traits such as are inconsistent with true manliness. — from feminine
Masculine may apply to the distinctive qualities of the male sex at any age; virile applies to the distinctive qualities of mature manhood only, as opposed not only to feminine or womanly but to childish, and is thus an emphatic word for sturdy, intrepid, etc. — from masculine