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unparsonic

UK/ʌnpɑːˈsɒnɪk/

unparsonic adjective: not like a parson; unbecoming of a parson.

Adjective

unparsonic (comparative more unparsonic, superlative most unparsonic)

  1. Not like a parson; unbecoming of a parson.
    • He enunciated the grace in slightly unparsonic tones, which implied that he was not only Rector of Rotherden, but also a full member of the M.C.C. and first cousin once removed to Lord Chatwynd.1928, Siegfried Sassoon, Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man, Penguin, published 2013, page 53

Forms of unparsonic

comparativemore unparsonic
superlativemost unparsonic

Origin of unparsonic

From un- + parsonic.

Questions about unparsonic

What does unparsonic mean?
Unparsonic means not like a parson; unbecoming of a parson.
What part of speech is unparsonic?
Unparsonic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce unparsonic?
Unparsonic is pronounced /ʌnpɑːˈsɒnɪk/ (UK).

Words near unparsonic in the dictionary

  1. unparsers
  2. unparses
  3. unparsimonious
  4. unparsimoniously
  5. unparsing
  6. unparsonic
  7. unparsonical
  8. unpart
  9. unpartable
  10. unpartakeable
  11. unpartaken

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