unwomanly
IPA: ʌnwʊmʌnɫi
adjective
- Not womanly; unfeminine.
adverb
- In a manner unbecoming a woman.
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Examples of "unwomanly" in Sentences
- So the best substitute is to call her unwomanly instead.
- I suppose this is what you would call unwomanly; but I have got into
- We are called unwomanly for our advocacy of this priceless boon to women.
- I remember some awful prat trying to stop my SK from tanking because it was "unwomanly".
- I suppose this is what you would call unwomanly; but I have got into a habit of expressing myself.
- "You know that none of them have ever approved of my I 'unwomanly' interests," she retorted sourly.
- Her mother thought her lifeless and insensible; she even went so far as to call her unwomanly in her indifference to what any other woman would regard as an opportunity for a brilliant career.
- Written and directed by Sandra Nettelbeck, the superb first half of the movie shows a woman with "unwomanly" qualities-pride, shyness and social indifference-who is nevertheless attractive and desirable, even while chewing out diners who don't appreciate her fare.
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