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unministerlike

unministerlike adjective: not appropriate for or characteristic of a minister.

Adjective

unministerlike (comparative more unministerlike, superlative most unministerlike)

  1. Not appropriate for or characteristic of a minister.
    • “Are you always like this?” she asked. His eyebrows arched. “Like what?” “So... unministerlike.”1989, Edie Claire, Borrowed Time
    • He smiled a very smug, unministerlike smile.2012, Mallory Rush, Just a Little Sin, →ISBN

Forms of unministerlike

comparativemore unministerlike
superlativemost unministerlike

Origin of unministerlike

From un- + minister + -like.

Questions about unministerlike

What does unministerlike mean?
Unministerlike means not appropriate for or characteristic of a minister.
What part of speech is unministerlike?
Unministerlike is an adjective.

Words near unministerlike in the dictionary

  1. unminister
  2. unministered
  3. unministerial
  4. unministerially
  5. unministering
  6. unministerlike
  7. unministers
  8. unminted
  9. unminuted
  10. unmiracle
  11. unmiracled

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