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un-English
[ uhn-ing-glish ]
adjective
- not English; not characteristic of the English.
- not conforming to standard, accepted, or native English language usage.
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Her bare arms and neck were as soft and firm as a baby's; her riant, un-English face seemed all aglow of color and mellow eyes.
I wonder why I say, in a flushed and rapturous manner, that it would be ‘un-English’ to examine the prisoner.
Others said that Mr. Turnbull was a demagogue and at heart a rebel; that he was un-English, false and very dangerous.
One suspects occasional un-English qualities drawn together for government purposes.
His profound internal question relating to this un-English beauty of the British Isles:—had she no passion in her nature?
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