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unpolicemanly

unpolicemanly adjective: unbefitting or uncharacteristic of a policeman.

Adjective

unpolicemanly (comparative more unpolicemanly, superlative most unpolicemanly)

  1. Unbefitting or uncharacteristic of a policeman
    • He was being unpolicemanly. “I can't believe he'd commit suicide. And why should it be an accident? He was perfectly steady on his pins.”2007, Robert Barnard, A Fall from Grace: A Novel of Suspense, page 109

Forms of unpolicemanly

comparativemore unpolicemanly
superlativemost unpolicemanly

Origin of unpolicemanly

From un- + policemanly.

Questions about unpolicemanly

What does unpolicemanly mean?
Unpolicemanly means unbefitting or uncharacteristic of a policeman.
What part of speech is unpolicemanly?
Unpolicemanly is an adjective.

Words near unpolicemanly in the dictionary

  1. unpoled
  2. unpolemical
  3. unpolemically
  4. unpoliceable
  5. unpoliced
  6. unpolicemanly
  7. unpolicied
  8. unpolish
  9. unpolishable
  10. unpolished
  11. unpolishedness

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