Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unmanfully

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-man-ful-ly
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an unmanful manner.

Example Sentences

"But in the name of justice, law, and common sense, do not insiduously and unmanfully continue a sentence for one and a former offense, as a punishment for another and a later one, and that, too, without the due forms of trial."
"So Sara Lee's room had a different occupant for a time, a thin and fine-worn young Belgian, who yielded to Sara Lee when Jean gave up in despair, and who proceeded, most unmanfully, to faint as soon as he was between the blankets."

Etymology

From unmanful + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: unmanful

Inflected Forms

more unmanfully (comparative) most unmanfully (superlative)

Synonyms

unmanly

Questions

What does unmanfully mean?: In an unmanful manner.
Where does unmanfully come from?: From unmanful + -ly.

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