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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Not crewed.
  • adjective Obsolete Not trained. Used of a hawk.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Not tamed; not yet familiar with man: a term in falconry.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Deprived of manly qualities; deficient in vigor, strength, courage, etc.; weak; effeminate.
  • adjective (Falconry), obsolete Not tamed; not made familiar with, or subject to, man; -- also used figuratively.
  • adjective Not furnished with men.

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  • adjective Not operated by a person or a crew.
  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of unman.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective lacking a crew

Etymologies

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From un- +‎ manned.

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