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unpaternal

unpaternal adjective: not paternal; not befitting a father.

Adjective

unpaternal (comparative more unpaternal, superlative most unpaternal)

  1. Not paternal; not befitting a father.
    Synonyms:
    unfatherly

Synonyms of unpaternal

Forms of unpaternal

comparativemore unpaternal
superlativemost unpaternal

Origin of unpaternal

From un- + paternal.

Words formed from unpaternal

Questions about unpaternal

What does unpaternal mean?
Unpaternal means not paternal; not befitting a father.
What part of speech is unpaternal?
Unpaternal is an adjective.

Words near unpaternal in the dictionary

  1. unpatentability
  2. unpatentable
  3. unpatented
  4. unpatenting
  5. unpatents
  6. unpaternal
  7. unpaternally
  8. unpathed
  9. unpathetic
  10. unpathetically
  11. unpathologized

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