adjective
- not having or showing qualities traditionally associated with women; unfeminine
Usage: often considered outdated or offensive as it reinforces gender stereotypes
Examples
- The critic described her aggressive business tactics as unwomanly.
- She rejected the notion that her career ambitions were unwomanly.
- His unwomanly behavior at the tea party shocked the other guests.
- The judge’s unwomanly demeanor intimidated the courtroom.
- They considered her loud laughter unwomanly and inappropriate.
- She refused to be called unwomanly for speaking her mind.