unmonklyadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈmʌŋkli/, U.S.

/ˌənˈməŋkli/

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + monkly adj. Compare slightly earlier unmonastic adj.

Not typical of or appropriate to a monk or a monastic way of life; lacking solemnity or austerity.

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society > faith > church government > monasticism > [adjective] > not like a monk

unmonastic1828

unmonkly1833

unmonkish1840

1833 Fraser's Mag. 8 323 He..shook hands in a cordial and quite unmonkly manner.

1884 Bible Christian Mag. Feb. 65 He even composed a book of hymns, and (most unmonkly task) a book of epigrams.

1971 College Eng. 33 335 The modern unmonkly miracle of electricity.

1999 A. L. Waldo Circle of Stones 294 The monk swore an unmonkly oath, and with a fizz and a strong smell of sulfur, disappeared.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unmonkly
释义	unmonklyadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈmʌŋkli/, U.S. /ˌənˈməŋkli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, monkly adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + monkly adj. Compare slightly earlier unmonastic adj. Not typical of or appropriate to a monk or a monastic way of life; lacking solemnity or austerity. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > monasticism > [adjective] > not like a monk unmonastic1828 unmonkly1833 unmonkish1840 1833 Fraser's Mag. 8 323 He..shook hands in a cordial and quite unmonkly manner. 1884 Bible Christian Mag. Feb. 65 He even composed a book of hymns, and (most unmonkly task) a book of epigrams. 1971 College Eng. 33 335 The modern unmonkly miracle of electricity. 1999 A. L. Waldo Circle of Stones 294 The monk swore an unmonkly oath, and with a fizz and a strong smell of sulfur, disappeared. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1833
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