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effeminate (adj.)
early 15c., from Latin
effeminatus
"womanish, effeminate," past participle of
effeminare
"make a woman of," from
ex-
"out" (see
ex-
) +
femina
"woman" (see
feminine
). Rarely used without reproach. Related:
Effeminately
.
