Unwomanly

adj, adv

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not womanly; unfeminine.

    "She had been told that she would feel very unwomanly, very unlike herself, for a while."

Adjective
  1. 1
    not womanly wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    In a manner unbecoming a woman.

Synonyms

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hoydenishmannishunfeminine

Example

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"She had been told that she would feel very unwomanly, very unlike herself, for a while."

Etymology

From un- + womanly.

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