unmanlily
unmanlily adverb: in an unmanly manner.
Adverb
unmanlily (comparative more unmanlily, superlative most unmanlily)
- In an unmanly manner.
- At length the ministering mutual friend obtained the consent of the Angersteins that Duval should offer, in person, the best and sincerest proofs of his self-abhorrence, of his repentance, and of his unspeakable admiration of the character and conduct of her whom he had so heinously distressed, and...1832, Margaret De Courcy, Beatrice De Courcy, The Ladies' Cabinet of Fashion, Music, and Romance, G. Henderson, Old Bailey, page 425
- And after having sacrificed all we had “except honor,” in an unequal and (for its atrocities) unparalleled struggle for now three years, we are coolly and unmanlily deprived even of the assistance of our brethren—doomed to utter extermination for the eternal glory of the so-called Christian...1869 April 17, The Commonwealth, volume 7, number 33
- Antonyms:
- manlily
Antonyms of unmanlily
Forms of unmanlily
| comparative | more unmanlily |
|---|---|
| superlative | most unmanlily |
Origin of unmanlily
From un- + manly + -ly.
Questions about unmanlily
- What does unmanlily mean?
- Unmanlily means in an unmanly manner.
- What part of speech is unmanlily?
- Unmanlily is an adverb.
Words near unmanlily in the dictionary
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