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unchristly

unchristly adjective: synonym of unchristlike.

Adjective

unchristly (comparative more unchristly, superlative most unchristly)

  1. Synonym of unchristlike.
    • […] the indistinctness of the line of demarkation between the professed friends of Christ and the unchristly world;[…]1897, Brethren Church, Ashland, Ohio, Brethren Evangelist Vol. XIX November 17, 1897 No. 44
    • this habit was inherited from one’s grandfather and that unchristly spirit from a long forgotten great-aunt1907, Rev. Gearge Henry Hubbard, The Teachings Of Jesus In Parables
    Synonyms:
    unchristlike

Synonyms of unchristly

Forms of unchristly

comparativemore unchristly
superlativemost unchristly

Origin of unchristly

un- + Christ + -ly

Words formed from unchristly

Questions about unchristly

What does unchristly mean?
Unchristly means synonym of unchristlike.
What part of speech is unchristly?
Unchristly is an adjective.

Words near unchristly in the dictionary

  1. unchristianly
  2. unchristianness
  3. unchristlike
  4. unchristlikeness
  5. unchristliness
  6. unchristly
  7. unchristmassy
  8. unchromatinized
  9. unchromed
  10. unchronicled
  11. unchronological

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