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Unmanly

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Adjective

1. unmanful, unmanlike, unmanly

not possessing qualities befitting a man

2. poor-spirited, pusillanimous, unmanly

lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful

Adverb

3. unmanfully, unmanly

without qualities thought to befit a man

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Unmanly

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adjective
1. 
not masculine or virile
2. 
ignoble, cowardly, or dishonourable

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Unmanly

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adjectiveWord forms: unˈmanlier or unˈmanliest
not manly
; specif.,
a. 
lacking courage, resoluteness, etc.; cowardly, weak, etc.
b. 
not befitting a man; effeminate; womanish

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Unmanly

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adj. un·man·li·er, un·man·li·est
Uncharacteristic of, unbecoming to, or degrading to a man, especially in not conforming to stereotypical masculine traits such as stoicism and independence.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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