unministerlike en · ADJ
Etymology
From un- + minister + -like.
Meanings
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Not appropriate for or characteristic of a minister.
“Damn!” the minister said, sounding very unministerlike.
2012, D. B. Jackson, Thieftaker, →ISBN:He smiled a very smug, unministerlike smile.
2012, Mallory Rush, Just a Little Sin, →ISBN:“Are you always like this?” she asked. His eyebrows arched. “Like what?” “So... unministerlike.”
1989, Edie Claire, Borrowed Time:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more unministerlike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most unministerlike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |