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unladylike

adj

Etymology

From un- + ladylike.

  1. inherited from hlǣfdīġe
  2. inherited from lady
  3. suffixed as ladylike — “lady + like”
  4. prefixed as unladylike — “un + ladylike”

Definitions

  1. Not ladylike

    Not ladylike; ill-mannered.

    • Women enjoy being pursued, but men still don’t! They don’t want anything that seems too easy to win. If the woman takes the initiative—at least if she takes it conspicuously—the world will think her aggressive, and unladylike.

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