unaristocratic en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English aristocratic English unaristocratic From un- + aristocratic.
Meanings
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Not aristocratic.
Most of them were the children of rich parents, but on the whole they were the un-aristocratic rich, the sort of people who live in huge shrubberied houses in Bournemouth or Richmond, and who have cars and butlers but not country estates.
c. 1948, George Orwell, Such, Such Were the Joys:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most unaristocratic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more unaristocratic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |