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unprincely

unprincely adjective: not princely; unprincelike.

Adjective

unprincely (comparative more unprincely, superlative most unprincely)

  1. Not princely; unprincelike.
    • In spite of all the ornaments lavished on Versailles, it is a dismal habitation. The apartments are dark, ill-furnished, dirty, and unprincely.1766, T[obias] Smollett, Travels through France and Italy. […], volume I, London: […] R[oberts] Baldwin, […], →OCLC, page 88

Forms of unprincely

comparativemore unprincely
superlativemost unprincely

Origin of unprincely

From un- + princely.

Words formed from unprincely

Questions about unprincely

What does unprincely mean?
Unprincely means not princely; unprincelike.
What part of speech is unprincely?
Unprincely is an adjective.

Words near unprincely in the dictionary

  1. unpriming
  2. unprimitive
  3. unprinced
  4. unprincelike
  5. unprinceliness
  6. unprincely
  7. unprincesslike
  8. unprincessly
  9. unprincessy
  10. unprincipal
  11. unprinciple

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