Sekirov Dictionary

unmanly

/ʌnˈmænli/

adjective 5
adverb 1
forms 4

adjective5

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Showing characteristics that are not manly, such as being immature, effeminate or cowardly, which might be construed as an indicator of weakness or of baseness of character.
- 'I do not know which is the worse,' he cried, 'the fraudulent old villain or the unmanly young cub. […] — 1889
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Not acceptable from a man.
- Mr. Coverley was quite brutal: he swore at her with unmanly rage, and seemed scarce able to refrain even from striking her. — 1778
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Not becoming of a man.
- Many voteless women regard a vote as unwomanly. Nobody says that most voteless men regarded a vote as unmanly. Nobody says that any voteless men regarded it as unmanly. — 1910
Cowardly, base.
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(no longer used) Of or pertaining to something not human.
- He did not know which was more painful to witness: Hempel's unmanly cringing, or the air of fatuous satisfaction that succeeded it. — 1917

adverb1

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In a manner that is unmanly.
- He had acted unmanly, unworthy of a gentleman. — 1878

forms

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