ungirlish

American  

[uhn-gurl-ish] / ˌʌnˈgɜrl ɪʃ /

adjective

1. lacking characteristics or qualities considered girlish.

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Example Sentences

He thought he had never beheld such an ungirlish girl in his life.

From Project Gutenberg

Now the idea of that dingy omnibus, of the yellow fog, muddy streets, dirty boots, and tired limbs;—of the lonely, ungirlish battling for independence, sent through her a weak movement of false shame.

From Project Gutenberg

Although I lived such an essentially ungirlish life, I was, nevertheless, full of youthful feeling and high spirits, so, when I was Annetta or Zerlina or Rosina, I had a flying chance to "bubble" just a little bit.

From Project Gutenberg

There was something so terribly cold and matter-of-fact in this—something, so to speak, so ungirlish—that it came upon Tregenna like a thunder-clap; but he was equal to the emergency.

From Project Gutenberg

The passage is narrated by Odysseus, who recounts how he found Achilles out: when he offered palace women a selection of gifts, the transvestite Achilles made a beeline for the ungirlish spear.

From The Guardian