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matronly

adjective

Definition of matronly

as in womanly

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Recent Examples of matronly Pinkham’s matronly smile, printed on labels and advertisements, became as well known as Mona Lisa’s. — Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2025 Every few days, a matronly Spanish woman appeared at the fountain to give me a plastic bag with bananas and bread, and sometimes little packets of butter and jam. — Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024 Transforming the elegant British, non-Jewish actress into the matronly prime minister required prosthetics for the cheeks, chin, nose and neck, plus contact lenses and a wig. — Valli Herman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2024 Mary’s childhood has all of the workhouse tragedy of a Dickens novel, plus insufficient scenes of Susan Lynch as a stern, matronly figure from her youth. — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for matronly

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With its elegant, womanly heel curving into a narrow point and its sensible perforated top designed to resemble a man's oxford dress shoe, the oxford pump is the shoe of a woman who stands between two worlds.

— Danielle Parker, CBS News, 9 June 2026
Marant launched her label and had her first show in 1994, quickly becoming a byword for a hip, womanly brand of boho chic.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 26 May 2026

Definition of womanly

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The flowy silhouette and delicate ruffle hem look feminine and fresh, while the color pops beautifully against beachy backdrops and golden sunsets.

— Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2026
During Thursday’s call, Albesa outlined several upcoming initiatives for Puig, beginning with the launch of Jean Paul Gaultier’s new feminine fragrance, La Favorite.

— Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 30 July 2026

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A lot of the focus was on their use of Flock license plate readers and the detectives' decision to search for the license plate of the department vehicle driven by the female detective.

— Kelsy Mittauer, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Pins that support women’s social, political and health causes were framed into a large flower and plastered atop a bright pink background to promote the all-female performance charity event.

— Elizabeth Grace Coyne, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

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