unlawlike en · ADJ
Etymology
From un- + lawlike.
Meanings
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(obsolete) Not according to law; illegal.
It being therefore most unlike a law , to ordain a remedy so slender and unlawlike , to be the utmost means of all public safety or prevention , as advice is , which may at any time be rejected by the sole judgment of one man
1649, J[ohn] Milton, ΕΙΚΟΝΟΚΛΆΣΤΗΣ [Eikonoklástēs] […], London: […] Matthew Simmons, […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more unlawlike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most unlawlike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |