unfemininely en · ADV
Etymology
From unfeminine + -ly.
Meanings
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In an unfeminine manner; masculinely.
Occasionally she gasped out "Joe!" — a flat animal cry that her slack vocal cords made unfemininely deep, that her nasopharynx, choked with mucus, robbed of all resonance.
1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 506:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most unfemininely | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more unfemininely | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
fi epänaisellisesti (in an unfeminine manner)