unpenguinlike en · ADJ
Etymology
From un- + penguinlike.
Meanings
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Not penguinlike.
Will you join me for dinner?” So we did, adjourning to the Bedlington dining room where we all had Chateaubriand with the best béarnaise sauce I've ever tasted. And two bottles of champagne. My employer was acting in a most unpenguinlike manner.
2013, Lawrence Sanders, The Eighth Commandment, Open Road Media, →ISBN:Sitting unpenguinlike, with heads up high like ducks, they begin uttering honking calls as they paddle seaward.
2011, Carl Safina, The View from Lazy Point: A Natural Year in an Unnatural World, Henry Holt and Company, →ISBN:2017, John Corwin, Overworld Chronicles Box Set Books 11-13: Urban Fantasy Thriller with Vampires, Demons, Wizards and Shifters, John Corwin Eyes glowing red, they stared at us in a very unpenguinlike manner.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more unpenguinlike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most unpenguinlike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |