as in feminine
of or relating to a man who has or displays qualities considered more suitable for women
there is nothing unmanly about letting your emotions show
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Recent Examples of unmanly
In Benediction, Terence Davies had to split Siegfried Sassoon into two (Jack Lowden, Peter Capaldi) to create a comparably complex personality, but Scott’s Adam is all the more moving for being less refined, a performance of sustained fragility and unmanly truth.
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Armond White, National Review, 29 Dec. 2023
Why is his governess, Mrs. Brock, fired for encouraging Richard’s unmanly interest in poetry and music?
—Francine Prose, The New York Review of Books, 22 Nov. 2018
But the bunt-against-the-shift is the baseball equivalent of the unmanly underhand free throw.
—Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 17 June 2018
Refusing her advances would be awkward, unmanly, gay.
—Peggy Orenstein, The Cut, 8 Mar. 2018
Armond White, National Review, 29 Dec. 2023
Why is his governess, Mrs. Brock, fired for encouraging Richard’s unmanly interest in poetry and music?
—Francine Prose, The New York Review of Books, 22 Nov. 2018
But the bunt-against-the-shift is the baseball equivalent of the unmanly underhand free throw.
—Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 17 June 2018
Refusing her advances would be awkward, unmanly, gay.
—Peggy Orenstein, The Cut, 8 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmanly
Adjective
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Floral and lace prints, often in transparent fabrics, revealed boning and hoop skirt structures, and mutton sleeves added to the feminine innocence that prevailed.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Contrast feminine elements, like a lacy slip dress and embroidered ballerinas, with an oversized boyish button-up for a well-balanced look.—
Christina Holevas,
Vogue,
27 June 2025
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So in a move that no one had approved, Wayans put on an effeminate voice for the character in hopes Executive Producer Lorne Michaels would be angry.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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In both sketches, Keaton plays an effeminate man who doesn’t quite understand the assignment.—
Rosa Escandon,
Forbes,
20 Oct. 2024
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“Unmanly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmanly. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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