unladylike
adjective
uk/ʌnˈleɪ.di.laɪk/us/ʌnˈleɪ.di.laɪk/notgracefulorpolite, or notbehavingin a way that isthoughtto besociallyacceptablefor a woman:
(女性)不优雅的,不礼貌的,举止不像个淑女的She wassweatingin a most unladylikemanner.她出汗的样子一点都不淑女。
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improper(WRONG)formal
inappropriate
irregularadjective(RULE)formal
unacceptable
unbecoming
unsuitable
Opposite
ladylike
Unsuitable and unacceptable
- amiss
- be in bad, poor, the worst possible, etc. tasteidiom
- beneathyourdignityidiom
- beyond
- beyond the paleidiom
- incorrect
- incorrectly
- indecent
- ineligibility
- ineligible
- not cricketidiom
- offend againstsomething
- over-extravagant
- raffish
- raffishness
- unfit
- unsuitably
- unsuited
- unworthy
- vulgarity