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un-Englishly

un-Englishly adverb: not in an English way or manner.

Adverb

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

  1. Not in an English way or manner.
    • Because of August he wears shorts and sandals, the Japanese geta sort called thongs. He wears them un-Englishly, without socks.1963 March 16, Hal Porter, “Little old lady passing by”, in The Bulletin, page 22, column 3

Forms of un-Englishly

comparativemore un-Englishly
superlativemost un-Englishly

Origin of un-Englishly

From un-English + -ly.

Questions about un-Englishly

What does un-Englishly mean?
Un-Englishly means not in an English way or manner.
What part of speech is un-Englishly?
Un-Englishly is an adverb.

Words near un-Englishly in the dictionary

  1. un-Einsteinian
  2. un-English
  3. un-Englished
  4. un-Englishes
  5. un-Englishing
  6. un-Englishly
  7. un-fact-checked
  8. un-factchecked
  9. un-forget
  10. un-forgets
  11. un-forgetting

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