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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1603
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Unwomanlie, adv. [Late ME and e.m.E. vnwommanlie (c1400), vnwomanly (1565); Womanly adv.] In a manner unbefitting a woman. — 1603 Philotus 671.
All honest bewtie to dispyse, And lyke ane man hir disagyse, Unwomanlie in sik ane wyse
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