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un-English en · ADJ · etymology 1

Etymology

From un- (“negative”) + English.

Meanings

  1. Not English.
    • A quick scan of a couple of pages in a dictionary that records the origin of our vocabulary reveals that many entries in it are historically “un-English.” This is not surprising; languages travel […] 2009, Donka Minkova, Robert Stockwell, English Words: History and Structure, page 24:
    • Fowler effectively refuted critics who had argued that Milton's high style was un-English, but he overstated the case. 1999, Ton Hoenselaars, Marius Buning, English Literature and the Other Languages, page 41:

Forms

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unEnglish alternative, rare lexicographic
more un-English Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most un-English Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

un-Englishly

un-English en · VERB · etymology 2

Etymology

From un- (“reversive”) + English.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To make no longer English; to divest of English character or language.

Forms

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un-Englishing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
un-Englishes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
un-Englished Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
un-Englished Tense=Past lexicographic
unEnglish alternative, rare lexicographic