feminized

adjective

fem·i·nized | \ ˈfe-mə-ˌnīzd

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: made feminine or more feminine … the crucial influence of gay subculture on every style from the Teds [=teddy boys] to the 'feminized New Man' of the late 1980s has been thoroughly discussed …— Margaret Sarkissian : notably female or feminine in quality or character But as detective-readers schooled by a patriarchal ideology, we might overlook the most telling sign of woman's presence: the playful, sensual, feminized textuality which utterly frustrates a masculine desire-to-know.— Jeanne Holland Other employees have feminized objects on their desks: artificial flowers, birthday cards, picture frames, souvenir lighters.— Susan Daitch

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