Effeminately \Ef*fem"i*nate*ly\, adv. 1. In an effeminate or womanish manner; weakly; softly; delicately. "Proud and effeminately gay." --Fawkes. [1913 Webster] 2. By means of a woman; by the power or art of a woman. [R.] "Effeminately vanquished." --Milton. [1913 Webster]