unlawlikeadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈlɔːlʌɪk/, U.S. /ˌənˈlɔˌlaɪk/, /ˌənˈlɑˌlaɪk/ rare.
Unlike law; uncharacteristic of or inappropriate to the law.
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society > law > rule of law > illegality > [adjective] > not like the law
unlawlike1649
1649 J. Milton Εικονοκλαστης vi. 53 A remedy so slender and unlawlike.
1875 N. Capen Hist. Democracy 540 This interview discloses so much of the disjointed, unthoughtful and un-law-like condition to which royalty and incompetent government is often liable.
2012 D. Kanstroom Aftermath vii. 215 Discretion..is an essential component of the rule of law, but it may seem un-law-like.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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- flowery-kirtled
- flowery-mantled
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- flowerymantled
- flowfunction
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- flowing hope
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- flowing sail
- flowing sheet
- flowing tracery
- flowing-capacity
- flowingcapacity
- flowingly
- flowingness
- flowline
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- flowmeter
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- flown
- flown cover