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un-auntly

un-auntly adjective: not auntly.

Adjective

un-auntly (comparative more un-auntly, superlative most un-auntly)

  1. Not auntly.
    • I vowed I’d take no responsibility for either of them, and as they didn’t seem to mind such un-auntly callousness, we got on well together and laughed our way across the Atlantic.1900, Muriel Lester, “Odd Jobs”, in It Occurred to Me, London: Student Christian Movement Press, page 180
    • Her petulant sister and the logy Luella never dreamed that Aunt Crete desired such un-auntly indulgences.1911, Grace Livingston Hill, Aunt Crete’s Emancipation, Thorndike, Maine: Center Point Large Print, published 2012, →ISBN, page 73

Examples of un-auntly in a sentence

  • Humor is intended in the scenes where men make love to "her", and where "she" conducts herself in such an un-auntly way as to embarrass any respectable young man.1952, Emil L. Telfel, A Day on the Copydesk: A Manual of Copyreading Exercises, New York, N.Y.: Rinehart & Company, page 161:
  • Her muskily-scented, un-auntly kiss-kiss was lingering and pressingly close, edging off his cheeks and onto the corners of his lips.2001, William Lawson, The Praetorean Condition (Traits of the Species; volume one), Writer’s Showcase, →ISBN, page 169:
  • Something happened to Quinn’s heart when he imagined Nicole, orphaned and sent off to live with a relative who had the un-auntly name of Freddie.2004, Roxanne St. Claire, Like a Hurricane, Silhouette Books, →ISBN, page 73:

Forms of un-auntly

comparativemore un-auntly
superlativemost un-auntly
alternative formunauntly

Origin of un-auntly

From un- + auntly.

Questions about un-auntly

What does un-auntly mean?
Un-auntly means not auntly.
How do you use un-auntly in a sentence?
Humor is intended in the scenes where men make love to "her", and where "she" conducts herself in such an un-auntly way as to embarrass any respectable young man.
What part of speech is un-auntly?
Un-auntly is an adjective.

Words near un-auntly in the dictionary

  1. un-Americanizes
  2. un-Americanizing
  3. un-Americanness
  4. un-Aryan
  5. un-ate
  6. un-auntly
  7. un-Australian
  8. un-beatable
  9. un-bloat
  10. un-bloated
  11. un-bloating

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