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UNLADYLIKE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does unladylike mean?
• UNLADYLIKE (adjective)
The adjective UNLADYLIKE has 1 sense:
1. lacking the behavior or manner or style considered proper for a lady
Familiarity information: UNLADYLIKE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lacking the behavior or manner or style considered proper for a lady
Similar:
unrefined ((used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth)
Context examples
That's why I do it. I detest rude, unladylike girls!
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
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