unvegetarian
unvegetarian adjective: not vegetarian.
Adjective
unvegetarian (comparative more unvegetarian, superlative most unvegetarian)
- Not vegetarian.
- Even as long ago as the last century, it had occurred to Mr. Littlepage that a mouth like Marmaduke’s was as fateful as destiny. Could the most exemplary character have triumphed over such unvegetarian, not to say carnal, lips?1929, Ellen Glasgow, They Stooped to Folly (The Old Dominion Edition of the Works of Ellen Glasgow), Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., page 119
- At their luncheon at a most unvegetarian restaurant named Boeuf à la Mode, Rilke was impressive, still tanned from his months in southern Spain, full of lively conversation.1996, Ralph Freedman, “Dreams of Connection”, in Life of a Poet: Rainer Maria Rilke, Evanston, Ill.: Northwestern University Press, published 1998, →ISBN, part VI (Inner Landscapes), page 363
- Synonyms:
- nonvegetarian
Examples of unvegetarian in a sentence
- Such decidedly unvegetarian habits develop among plants living where they cannot obtain the nutrients they need through their roots.1997, Doug Bennet, Tim Tiner, Up North Again: More of Ontario’s Wilderness, from Ladybugs to the Pleiades, McClelland & Stewart, →ISBN...
- Besides the decidedly unvegetarian salmon, there were baked potatoes (acceptable), beet salad (dubious), and lima beans (clearly inedible).2009, Susannah Terrell French, Operation Redwood, New York, N.Y.: Amulet Books, published 2011, →ISBN:
- And now she’s chosen the most unvegetarian thing possible – baby cow, taken from its mother’s womb for the express purpose of being slaughtered for her dining pleasure.2012, Laura Marney, Only Strange People Go to Church, Saraband, →ISBN:
Synonyms of unvegetarian
Forms of unvegetarian
| comparative | more unvegetarian |
|---|---|
| superlative | most unvegetarian |
| alternative form | un-vegetarian |
Origin of unvegetarian
From un- + vegetarian.
Questions about unvegetarian
- What does unvegetarian mean?
- Unvegetarian means not vegetarian.
- How do you use unvegetarian in a sentence?
- Such decidedly unvegetarian habits develop among plants living where they cannot obtain the nutrients they need through their roots.
- What part of speech is unvegetarian?
- Unvegetarian is an adjective.
Words near unvegetarian in the dictionary
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