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Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Uncharacteristic of, unbecoming to, or degrading to a man, especially in not conforming to stereotypical masculine traits such as stoicism and independence.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not manly.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective of a person Showing
characteristics that are notmanly , such as beingimmature ,effeminate orcowardly , which might be construed as an indicator ofweakness or ofbaseness of character. - adjective Of or pertaining to something not human.
- adjective of a behaviour or action
Cowardly ,base . - adjective of a behaviour or action Not
acceptable of aman . - adjective of a behaviour or action Not
becoming of a man. - adverb In a manner that is unmanly.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not possessing qualities befitting a man
- adjective lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful
- adverb without qualities thought to befit a man
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Examples
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I found, however, that although I allowed them many indulgences, they had still a great longing after war expeditions; and I could learn, in a quiet way, that they often drew comparisons by no means to my advantage, between my father's warlike propensities and what they called my unmanly disposition.
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Because he'd have to be a man for a woman but kneeling before her to pleasure her with his tongue in unmanly subservience?
Archive 2007-04-01 Hal Duncan 2007
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Because he'd have to be a man for a woman but kneeling before her to pleasure her with his tongue in unmanly subservience?
THE HALLS OF PENTHEUS -- PART FOUR Hal Duncan 2007
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I flew immediately to Miss Tuttle with the violent demand as to whether she knew that her sister was already a wife when she married me, and when she cried out 'No!' and showed great dismay, I broke forth with the dreadful tale and cowered in unmanly anguish at her feet, and went mad and lost myself for a little while.
The Filigree Ball 1903
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Tringle, with �0,000, to you with nothing; and I do not think that I ought to be called unmanly, disgraceful, and a coward, because I have courage enough to speak the truth openly to a friend whom I trust.
Ayala's Angel 2004
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But then I acknowledge also that I prefer Miss Tringle, with £100,000, to you with nothing; and I do not think that I ought to be called unmanly, disgraceful, and a coward, because I have courage enough to speak the truth openly to a friend whom I trust.
Ayala's Angel 1993
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I ought to be called unmanly, disgraceful, and a coward, because
Ayala's Angel 1881
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But then I acknowledge also that I prefer Miss Tringle, with £100,000, to you with nothing; and I do not think that I ought to be called unmanly, disgraceful, and a coward, because I have courage enough to speak the truth openly to a friend whom I trust.
Ayala's Angel 1881
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Despite being called the unmanly 'Care Bear' on the field, Danny has embraced the nickname and has embroidered it on his shoes.
Home | Mail Online 2009
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When I was in school, I saw great damage done to a young man ostracized as a "faggot" by his holier-than-thou Christian brethren, called unmanly by his own father and left unprotected by his mother against all the abuse.
Related Words
synonyms (48)
Words with the same meaning
- afraid
- chicken
- chickenhearted
- coward
- cowardly
- cowed
- craven
- daunted
- dismayed
- effeminate
- epicene
- fainthearted
- fearful
- funking
- funky
- gutless
- henhearted
- intimidated
- lily-livered
- milk-livered
- milksoppish
- milksoppy
- mousy
- muliebrous
- old-womanish
- overtimid
- overtimorous
- panic-prone
- panicky
- pigeonhearted
- poltroon
- prissy
- pusillanimous
- rabbity
- sissified
- sissy
- sissyish
- soft
- spunkless
- timid
- timorous
- unmanned
- weak
- weak-kneed
- weakhearted
- white-livered
- womanish
- yellow
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