mansculine vs manly; womanish vs feminine vs womanly

[aleaf]

mansculine manly
womanish feminine womanly.

A masculine/manly woman
A womanish/ femine/womanly man
Are all the above expressions derogatory senses?

May i say
He is very masculine/manly.
She is very womanish/ femine/womanly man.
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If ok re all of them a kind of praise?
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[Mister Micawber]

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1-- Any time you indicate a reversal of sexual characteristics, it tends to be derogatory.

2-- These indicate approbation, generally:

He is very masculine/manly.
She is very femine/womanly.

'Womanish' in my experience is used derogatorily of men only.
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Canadian-American native speaker
who teaches English for a living at Mister Micawber's
ESL cafe: Interview with Mr. Micawber

[aleaf]

IC thanks,Mr. Mic.

masculine-feminine
manly-womanly
These four words can be used to describe both genders. When they are used to describe the reversal of sexual characteristics, it is a kind of derogatoriness. If not it is a kind of praise.
mannish-womanish these two are used derogatorily of the opposite gender respectively.
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Try to change youself before you try to change others.

[Mister Micawber]

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Yes, that is how I see them.
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Canadian-American native speaker
who teaches English for a living at Mister Micawber's
ESL cafe: Interview with Mr. Micawber