unmanly

unmanly
a) 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. ...

b) Of or pertaining to something not human.

Hed be wearing white pants and playing lawn tennis presently if he continued to grow much softer and more unmanly.

2. adverb
In a manner that is unmanly.

He had acted unmanly, unworthy of a gentleman.


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  • unmanly — index ignoble, recreant, unseemly Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • unmanly — degrading to a human, late 15c. (Cf. M.Du. onmamlijc, Ger. unmännlich); see UNMAN (Cf. unman) + LY (Cf. ly) (1) …   Etymology dictionary

  • unmanly — [unman′lē] adj. unmanlier, unmanliest not manly; specif., a) lacking courage, resoluteness, etc.; cowardly, weak, etc. b) not befitting a man; effeminate; womanish unmanliness n …   English World dictionary

  • unmanly — [[t]ʌ̱nmæ̱nli[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ (disapproval) If you describe a boy s or man s behaviour as unmanly, you are critical of the fact that they are behaving in a way that you think is inappropriate for a man. Your partner can feel the… …   English dictionary

  • unmanly — UK [ʌnˈmænlɪ] / US adjective Word forms unmanly : adjective unmanly comparative unmanlier superlative unmanliest not behaving in a way that many people believe a man should behave …   English dictionary

  • unmanly — adjective he was on the verge of tears, but did not wish to appear unmanly Syn: effeminate, effete, unmasculine, womanish, epicene; weak, limp wristed, soft, timid, timorous; informal sissy, swishy, wimpish, wimpy, nancy, pansy, camp Ant …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • unmanly — adjective Date: 15th century not manly: as a. being of weak character ; cowardly b. effeminate • unmanliness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • unmanly — unmanliness, n. /un man lee/, adj., unmanlier, unmanliest. 1. not manly; not characteristic of or befitting a man; weak, timid, or cowardly. 2. effeminate. [1350 1400; ME; see UN 1, MANLY] * * * …   Universalium

  • unmanly — Synonyms and related words: afraid, chicken, chickenhearted, coward, cowardly, cowed, craven, daunted, dismayed, effeminate, epicene, fainthearted, fearful, funking, funky, gutless, henhearted, intimidated, lily livered, milk livered, milksoppish …   Moby Thesaurus

  • unmanly — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. cowardly; ignoble; effeminate. See cowardice, female. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. weak, effeminate, womanish; see cowardly 1 , 2 , 3 , feminine 2 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Ignobly… …   English dictionary for students

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