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unfilial

UK/ʌnˈfɪlɪəl/

unfilial adjective: not befitting or proper for a son.

Adjective

unfilial (comparative more unfilial, superlative most unfilial)

  1. Not befitting or proper for a son.
    • It is an account of the death of Sancho the Valiant, the unfilial and rebellious son of Alfonso the Learned; […]1920, Ida Farnell, “Don Juan Manuel”, in Spanish Prose and Poetry, Old and New, page 49
    Antonyms:
    filial

Antonyms of unfilial

Forms of unfilial

comparativemore unfilial
superlativemost unfilial

Origin of unfilial

From un- + filial.

Words formed from unfilial

Questions about unfilial

What does unfilial mean?
Unfilial means not befitting or proper for a son.
What part of speech is unfilial?
Unfilial is an adjective.
How do you pronounce unfilial?
Unfilial is pronounced /ʌnˈfɪlɪəl/ (UK).

Words near unfilial in the dictionary

  1. unfilched
  2. unfilde
  3. unfile
  4. unfiled
  5. unfiles
  6. unfilial
  7. unfiliality
  8. unfilially
  9. unfilialness
  10. unfiligreed
  11. unfiling

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