unladylike

See also: unlady-like

English

Alternative forms

• unlady-like

Etymology

un- +‎ ladylike

Adjective

unladylike (comparative more unladylike, superlative most unladylike)

1. Not ladylike; ill-mannered.
   • 1946, Clifford Rose Adams, Vance O. Packard, How to Pick a Mate‎^[1]:

     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.

Derived terms

• unladylikely

See also

• ungentlemanly