Meaning

In a gender-specific manner..

Example Sentences

Christine Todd Whitman is not “one of the boys,” not just gender-specifically speaking, but philosophically speaking. Mrs. Whitman may be misguided, but she is sincere. The boys are out for themselves.

Now, we weren’t talking about imports who only wear Oil Barons colours for a couple of seasons and then move on, but kids, or more gender-specifically, males who went through the minor hockey system and have roots planted firmly in the local tarsands.

Despite the shoes, sunglasses and jewelry openly displayed, Ali claims her taste isn’t overly feminine, calling her home the “not-too-girly” house. “If I get one girly thing, then I get one masculine thing,” she says. But even if she lived alone, Ali wouldn’t decorate too gender-specifically. “My whole concept is traditional with a modern, clean twist,” she says.

The first case opens with the phrase אִישׁ אִישׁ כִּי, which may be understood either inclusively (everyone who) or gender-specifically (every man who).

Word Forms

• more gender-specifically
• most gender-specifically

Antonyms for gender-specifically

When Should You Use Gender-specifically?

Use gender-specifically when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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