unwomanly

adjective

un·​wom·​an·​ly ˌən-ˈwu̇-mən-lē 

: not womanly

Perhaps you think me bold and unwomanly to speak so plainly to you, a stranger.

—Lucy Maud Montgomery

unwomanly adverb

To justify herself, she began, unwomanly, to weigh the evidence.

—Rudyard Kipling

Synonyms

• hoydenish
• manlike
• mannish
• tomboyish
• unfeminine
• unladylike

Examples of unwomanly in a Sentence

aggression and assertiveness were once considered unwomanly

Word History

First Known Use

1529, in the meaning defined above