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unladylikely

unladylikely adverb: in an unladylike manner.

Adverb

unladylikely (comparative more unladylikely, superlative most unladylikely)

  1. In an unladylike manner.
    • Mother looked as if she onged to be a man for just one minute while she expressed herself strongly and unladylikely.1917 August 17, “Mother Has New Idea: And Then Another Which Involve Family Eating; But It All Comes Out Right After a Troublesome Time of Tribulation”, in The Salina Daily Union, volume XX, number...
    • In the first place the headgear did not fuly^([sic]) conceal the stubbly chins of the women, and they had a general tread that was not stately enough to bespeak them as “nice girls,” so there was no acceptance of the challenge, but my, O me, they did have a lot of fun out of it before it was over...1919 September 2, Lebanon Daily News, 46th year, number 355, Lebanon, Pa., page five

Examples of unladylikely in a sentence

  • Why, when I got your letter, I just danced, very unladylikely, all over the room!1926 April 1, The Youth’s Companion, volume 100, number 13, page 259:
  • “I can’t be a sponsor anymore.” she wept unladylikely.1928 April 26, “To-Day’s Youngest Tragedy”, in The Watchtower, volume V, number 26, Wesleyan College, Macon, Ga.:
  • Gilhooley affectionately chokes her (and a good thing too) and then she dies so gorgeously and so unladylikely that the audience cheers right up and thinks maybe she got what she wanted.1931, Bulletin, American Women’s Club of Paris, page 605:
  • The two of them began to laugh; they did this uproariously, unladylikely;1940, Los Angeles School Journal, page 25:

Antonyms of unladylikely

Forms of unladylikely

comparativemore unladylikely
superlativemost unladylikely
alternative formunladylike-ly

Origin of unladylikely

From unladylike + -ly.

Questions about unladylikely

What does unladylikely mean?
Unladylikely means in an unladylike manner.
How do you use unladylikely in a sentence?
Why, when I got your letter, I just danced, very unladylikely, all over the room!
What part of speech is unladylikely?
Unladylikely is an adverb.

Words near unladylikely in the dictionary

  1. unlading
  2. unladings
  3. unlady-like
  4. unladylike
  5. unladylike-ly
  6. unladylikely
  7. unladylikeness
  8. unlagered
  9. unlagged
  10. unlagging
  11. unlaicized

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