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UNWOMANLY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Not womanly

Example:

the logical clearness of her arguments...condemned her as eccentric and unwomanly

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

hoydenish; tomboyish (used of girls; wild and boisterous)

mannish (resembling or imitative of or suggestive of a man rather than a woman)

unfeminine (not suitable for a woman)

Antonym:

womanly (befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman)

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