unmatronlyadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈmeɪtr(ə)nli/, U.S.

/ˌənˈmeɪtr(ə)nli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, matronly adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + matronly adj.

Not matronly.

ΚΠ

1789 A. M. Bennett Agnes de-Courci IV. 56 The impressions of terror, and disgust which the unmatronly Mrs. Arnold's behaviour, had left on my mind.

1832 Boston Investigator 11 May If there were anything harsh, or unfeeling, or unmatronly, or unfeminine, in being well informed, we should not insist upon it.

1907 K. M. Pleydell Sketches Life in Morocco vii. 65 The way she romped and raced about with her child was most unmatronly!

1944 Times Lit. Suppl. 4 Mar. 114/3 The familiar and charming photograph of her taken in the year before her marriage, or..the rather more sober but still unmatronly likeness of a few years later.

2007 N. Y. Post (Nexis) 21 Mar. 23 She showed off her freckly figure and dancer's legs in some decidedly unmatronly dresses, sipping champagne in a limousine.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unmatronly
释义	unmatronlyadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈmeɪtr(ə)nli/, U.S. /ˌənˈmeɪtr(ə)nli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, matronly adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + matronly adj. Not matronly. ΚΠ 1789 A. M. Bennett Agnes de-Courci IV. 56 The impressions of terror, and disgust which the unmatronly Mrs. Arnold's behaviour, had left on my mind. 1832 Boston Investigator 11 May If there were anything harsh, or unfeeling, or unmatronly, or unfeminine, in being well informed, we should not insist upon it. 1907 K. M. Pleydell Sketches Life in Morocco vii. 65 The way she romped and raced about with her child was most unmatronly! 1944 Times Lit. Suppl. 4 Mar. 114/3 The familiar and charming photograph of her taken in the year before her marriage, or..the rather more sober but still unmatronly likeness of a few years later. 2007 N. Y. Post (Nexis) 21 Mar. 23 She showed off her freckly figure and dancer's legs in some decidedly unmatronly dresses, sipping champagne in a limousine. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1789
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