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unmanlike

unmanlike adjective: not manlike.

Adjective

unmanlike (comparative more unmanlike, superlative most unmanlike)

  1. Not manlike.
    • Her body—soft and quite unmanlike—pressed against him.2011, Kenneth Bulmer, The Demons

Forms of unmanlike

comparativemore unmanlike
superlativemost unmanlike

Origin of unmanlike

From un- + manlike.

Questions about unmanlike

What does unmanlike mean?
Unmanlike means not manlike.
What part of speech is unmanlike?
Unmanlike is an adjective.

Words near unmanlike in the dictionary

  1. unmanipulatable
  2. unmanipulated
  3. unmanipulative
  4. unmanlier
  5. unmanliest
  6. unmanlike
  7. unmanlily
  8. unmanliness
  9. unmanlinesses
  10. unmanly
  11. unmanned

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