unladylike
Example Sentences
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To suggest that Asher try to dishonestly remember would be unladylike, so I’ll let the letter X, as in exit, be the last word.
From Washington Post • Nov. 20, 2019
The bob, while now a classic, has never quite lost its unladylike insouciance.
From New York Times • Jan. 8, 2019
When the novel was first published, Jane’s insubordination was regarded as rather shocking and unladylike.
From Slate • Mar. 15, 2016
Again, at my house anyway, there was unladylike shouting at the television.
From US News • Nov. 11, 2015
He shoved it into my hands and dashed for the doorway, tripped himself up in his hem, recovered, hoisted the skirts in a very unladylike fashion, and burst through the curtain onto the stage.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
