unfeminine

Example Sentences

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Ms Bhagwandas said younger generations faced less stigma than previous generations, when body hair was often labelled "masculine" or "unfeminine".

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

Women began working in fields once thought too dangerous or unfeminine: manufacturing, textiles, even science and medicine.

From Washington Post • Nov. 13, 2022

Alternately, they go the Buffy the Vampire Slayer route, showing their vulnerability by agonizing about whether their strength makes them abnormal or unfeminine.

From The Verge • Aug. 14, 2019

Bloom’s gift to Lorena Hickok is to shine not just light but also laughter on this neglected figure, highlighting the two women’s shared humor, including acknowledgment of their famously unfeminine appearance.

From New York Times • May 15, 2018

She loves me but finds me baffling and unfeminine, and probably a troublemaker.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver