unmanly
Americanadjective
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not manly; not characteristic of or befitting a man; weak, timid, or cowardly.
adjective
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not masculine or virile
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ignoble, cowardly, or dishonourable
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Etymology
Origin of unmanly
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at un- 1, manly
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"In this category, he exhibits one of the most unmanly of behaviors: He's a blamer," Nichols writes.
From Salon ● May 25, 2020
Young Alison and her dandyish father were inversions of each other: “While I was trying to compensate for something unmanly in him,” she writes, “he was attempting to express something feminine through me.”
From Slate ● Nov. 18, 2019
While soccer is the global game, the CPL is describing their brand as “distinctly Canadian”, an attacking hard-nosed style where the feigning of phantom injuries is seen as unmanly.
From Reuters ● Oct. 31, 2019
A hierarchy of manly and unmanly human beings had long existed in many societies without being central in them.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 17, 2018
And it seemed to me that there was something unmanly about my attachment to literature.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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