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unwomanly
(redirected from unwomanliness)

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Adj.1.unwomanly - not womanlyunwomanly - not womanly; "the logical clearness of her arguments...condemned her as eccentric and unwomanly"
womanly, feminine - befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman; "womanly virtues of gentleness and compassion"
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unwomanly [ʌnˈwʊmənlɪ] ADJ → poco femenino
unwomanly
adj → unweiblich
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