womanwise

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English

Etymology

woman +‎ -wise

Adverb

womanwise (not comparable)

  1. In the manner of a woman.
    • 1971, Poetry New Zealand, volume 1, page 100:
      They listen, yet do not hear, / not their way, not womanwise.
    • 1900, Hamlin Garland, Her Mountain Lover:
      Jim will put you on a man's saddle; it isn't safe to ride the Grizzly Bear trail womanwise.