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单词 un-irishly
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un-Irishlyadv.

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈʌɪrɪʃli/, U.S. /ˌənˈaɪrɪʃli/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, Irishly adv.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + Irishly adv. Compare earlier un-Irish adj.
Now rare.
In a manner uncharacteristic of the Irish.
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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > the Irish > [adverb] > not
un-Irishly1830
1830 T. Moore Mem. (1854) VI. 135 They wisely and un-Irishly chose the money.
1841 London Med. Gaz. 19 Feb. 815/2 Magnanimously,—perhaps rather naively,—certainly not quite un-Irishly, doth he exclaim.
1906 Irish Monthly Apr. 182 Were you ‘Englified’ (i.e. anglicized), and thus un-Irishly self-conscious and Saxonly shy?
1981 Economist 25 Apr. 70/1 The non-sectarian (but un-Irishly polite) Alliance party.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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