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unmanly

adjective

1 unmanly

Not possessing qualities befitting a man.

synonyms: unmanful, unmanlike.

Roget 374: female, she-; feminine, womanly, ladylike, matronly, maidenly, wifely; womanish, effeminate, unmanly; gynecic, gynaecic.    Pron.    ... show more

Roget 940: dishonest, dishonorable; unconscientious, unscrupulous; fraudulent etc. 545; knavish; disgraceful etc. (disreputable) 974; wicked etc. ... show more

2 unmanly

Lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful.

synonyms: poor-spirited, pusillanimous.

adverb

1 unmanly

Without qualities thought to befit a man.

synonym: unmanfully.


Moby thesaurus: afraid, chicken, chickenhearted, coward, cowardly, cowed, craven, daunted, dismayed, effeminate, epicene, fainthearted, fearful, funking, funky, gutless, henhearted, intimidated, lily-livered, milk-livered ... show more.

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