Unmanned
[ʌn'mænd] or [,ʌn'mænd]
Definition
(a.) Deprived of manly qualities; deficient in vigor, strength, courage, etc.; weak; effeminate.
(a.) Not tamed; not made familiar with, or subject to, man; -- also used figuratively.
(a.) Not furnished with men; as, an unmanned ship.
Checker: Stella
Examples
- By Heaven, Malvoisin, yonder girl hath well-nigh unmanned me. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- For the moment, Miss Rachel had completely unmanned him. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- We will not touch on it now, Cary; unmanned as I am, I have not the power to cope with such a topic. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The answer almost unmanned me. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- This had received the brunt of our fire and seemed to be entirely unmanned, as not a moving figure was visible upon her decks. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
Checker: Stella