ungirlish
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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She had a pale, handsome, ungirlish face—a Minerva face—steady, grave, handsome eyes, and a fine head, unadorned, save with a classic knot of black brown hair.
From Theo A Sprightly Love Story by Frances Hodgson Burnett
It was the faintest indication only of response to his salute; her eyes rested on his face with a strange, ungirlish calm, then wandered to the last trout which lay on the bank.
From At Love's Cost by Charles Garvice
He thought he had never beheld such an ungirlish girl in his life.
From The Tree of Knowledge A Novel by Mrs. Baillie Reynolds
Mr. Burroughs looked sharply at the young girl who made this ungirlish avowal.
From Outpost by Jane G. (Jane Goodwin) Austin
The Canon was feeling too gay to notice the preoccupation of her manner, the ungirlish gravity of her voice.
From Tongues of Conscience by Robert Smythe Hichens
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