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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

infeminine en · ADJ

Etymology

From in- + feminine.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of unfeminine.
    alt of unfeminine
    • She had heard that in China, when a young lady arrived at years of discretion, she was utterly inconsolable if she found that her nurse had neglected in her infancy to take bones enough out of her feet to completely cripple her; and would never forgive the injury of being left in so inelegant and infeminine a condition as to be able to walk. 1823, The Ladies' Monthly Museum, volume 18, page 318:

Forms

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more infeminine Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most infeminine Degree=Sup lexicographic