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unmanliness

/uhn-man-lee/US // ʌnˈmæn li //UK // (ʌnˈmænlɪ) //

不礼貌,不守规矩,不守妇道,不懂规矩

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    un·man·li·er, un·man·li·est.

    • : not manly; not characteristic of or befitting a man; weak, timid, or cowardly.
    • : effeminate.

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Examples

  • He caught himself in the act of listening to you too credulously—and that seemed to him unmanly and dishonorable.

  • But it was base and unmanly, to make capital for sport of the weakness of a woman—a child, compared with himself!

  • I felt sometimes like a person wishing to cry, but I thought it would be unmanly to cry.

  • Many of them also produce an altogether unmanly, effeminate, bashful, and timid impression.

  • You—youll have to excuse me, captain, for seeming so unmanly weak, the doctor proffered shakily.