unpatrioticallyadv.
/(ˌ)ʌnpatrɪˈɒtᵻkli/, /(ˌ)ʌnpeɪtrɪˈɒtᵻkli/, U.S. /ˌənˌpeɪtriˈɑdək(ə)li/ In an unpatriotic manner; not patriotically.
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unpatriotically1783
1783 Earl of Malmesbury Diaries & Corr. II. 34 The clamour, which was very unpatriotically indeed attempted to be raised about it in Parliament.
1840 Jrnl. Amer. Silk Soc. Feb. 56 We have so much and so unpatriotically contributed to squander our national treasure.
1880 Derby Mercury 31 Mar. 5/7 I believe that our present Government..has unpatriotically sought to undermine the authority of Parliament.
1933 A. G. Macdonell England, their England ii. 20 The professor who had so unpatriotically called in Herr Freud.
1974 Western Polit. Q. 27 146 Most of the Socialists and Liberals felt that the King had acted unconstitutionally, unwisely or even unpatriotically during the war.
2008 Independent 28 June (Property section) 14/1 I had always wanted to live in Cairo but my wife, who is Egyptian, was unpatriotically reluctant.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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