Explore Unmanly through 9 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like cowardly or manly. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Unmanly in a sentence
Unmanly meaning
- Showing characteristics that are not manly, such as being immature, effeminate or cowardly, which might be construed as an indicator of weakness or of baseness of character.
- Of or pertaining to something not human.
- Not acceptable from a man.
Synonyms of Unmanly
Using Unmanly
- The main meaning on this page is: Showing characteristics that are not manly, such as being immature, effeminate or cowardly, which might be construed as an indicator of weakness or of baseness of character. | Of or pertaining to something not human. | Not acceptable from a man.
- Useful related words include: unmanful, cowardly, poor-spirited, pusillanimous.
- In the example corpus, unmanly often appears in combinations such as: as unmanly, unmanly or.
Context around Unmanly
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Unmanly
- In this selection, "unmanly" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, anything, effeminate, considered, anonymous and complainers stand out and add context to how "unmanly" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include decadent and unmanly and is anything unmanly about body. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "unmanly" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with unmanly
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It's not 'unmanly' to struggle. (6 words)
That was not seen as unmanly or whatever to him. (10 words)
Vespasian distrusted philosophers in general, viewing them as unmanly complainers who talked too much. (14 words)
To address customer concerns that there is anything unmanly about body care products, Derm Dude owner Drew Blotkin introduced Derm Dude spokesperson Layne Ka’ililauokekoa Viernes at the store’s Chamber ribbon cutting Thursday Evening, July 25. (37 words)
Each side constantly works to expand its vocabulary with terms like “cuck” (defined on Dictionary.com as “a weak, effeminate, unmanly, or inadequate man”) and “neckbeard” (a heavily opinionated troll with no social skills). (34 words)
However, this was considered "unmanly" Anonymous ("A Celebrated Pugilist"), The Art and Practice of Boxing, 1825 and was frequently disallowed by additional rules negotiated by the Seconds of the Boxers. (30 words)
Example sentences (9)
That was not seen as unmanly or whatever to him.
To address customer concerns that there is anything unmanly about body care products, Derm Dude owner Drew Blotkin introduced Derm Dude spokesperson Layne Ka’ililauokekoa Viernes at the store’s Chamber ribbon cutting Thursday Evening, July 25.
It's not 'unmanly' to struggle.
Each side constantly works to expand its vocabulary with terms like “cuck” (defined on Dictionary.com as “a weak, effeminate, unmanly, or inadequate man”) and “neckbeard” (a heavily opinionated troll with no social skills).
However, the intellectual Fritz was more interested in music, books and French culture, which were forbidden by his father as decadent and unmanly.
However, this was considered "unmanly" Anonymous ("A Celebrated Pugilist"), The Art and Practice of Boxing, 1825 and was frequently disallowed by additional rules negotiated by the Seconds of the Boxers.
Many amateurs refuse to use the mechanical bridge based on the perception that to do so is unmanly.
Scarlett's love interest, Ashley Wilkes, lacks manliness, and her husbands—the "calf-like" Charles Hamilton, and the "old-maid in britches", Frank Kennedy— are unmanly as well.
Vespasian distrusted philosophers in general, viewing them as unmanly complainers who talked too much.
Common combinations with unmanly
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- as unmanly 2×
- unmanly or 2×