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单词 unqueenlike
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unqueenlikeadj.

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈkwiːnlʌɪk/, U.S. /ˌənˈkwinˌlaɪk/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, queen-like adj.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + queen-like adj. Compare earlier unkinglike adj.
Not queen-like, unqueenly.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > [adjective] > unseemly > for specific people
unprincely1536
ungentlemanly1562
unprincelike1579
unroyala1586
knightless1590
ungentlemanlike1592
unknightly1596
unkingly1606
unregal1611
ungentlemanny1667
unqueenlike1679
unofficerlike1746
unladylike1766
unquality-like1784
ungentlewomanlike1789
unqueenly1819
unpatriarchal1836
1679 J. Oldham Garnets Ghost 2/2 Un-queen-like pitty marr'd her Royall Power.
1835 Young Queen II. ix. 205 Far be it from me to insinuate that she felt tempted to do any thing so unqueenlike as to throw it [sc. a lamp] at the head of him who called her back so pitilessly to sad reality.
1872 H. M. Stanley in N.Y. Herald 15 Aug. 4/5 The Queen ran back, followed by her obedient damsels—a retreat most undignified and unqueenlike compared to her majestic advent into the Doctor's [i.e. Doctor Livingstone's] presence.
1953 Sewanee Rev. 61 87 The people prefer to think that she is a witch (the only other possible explanation for them of her un-queenlike conduct).
2010 B. Coville Last Hunt xxvii. 165 The Queen snorted, a rather unqueenlike sound.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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