unpriestlikeadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈpriːs(t)lʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˌənˈpris(t)ˌlaɪk/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and priestlike adj. and adv.

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + priestlike adj. Compare earlier unpriestly adj. and the Germanic parallels cited at that entry.

Not priestlike.

ΚΠ

1602 ‘A. Philalethes’ Answere Fraudulent Let. G. Blackwels sig. B1 Fostering them in their follies, and applauding to their enterprizes (be they neuer so vile, and vn-priest-like).

1787 P. H. Maty tr. J. K. Riesbeck Trav. Germany III. lii. 45 Teller and Spalding are the most unpriestlike priests that I know.

1853 H. W. Herbert Chevaliers of France i. 11 Had his garment been subjected to a close scrutiny, some most unpriest-like appendages might there have been encountered.

1916 J. Berry et al. Story Red Cross Unit Serbia xv. 237 A young Magyar priest, who in uniform looked very unpriestlike.

2012 D. Shuger Don Quixote in Arch. iii. 102 Juan Calvo, wearing a priest's robes, appeared in the town of Almadén and began making some decidedly unpriestlike declarations.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unpriestlike
释义	unpriestlikeadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈpriːs(t)lʌɪk/, U.S. /ˌənˈpris(t)ˌlaɪk/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and priestlike adj. and adv. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, priestlike adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + priestlike adj. Compare earlier unpriestly adj. and the Germanic parallels cited at that entry. Not priestlike. ΚΠ 1602 ‘A. Philalethes’ Answere Fraudulent Let. G. Blackwels sig. B1 Fostering them in their follies, and applauding to their enterprizes (be they neuer so vile, and vn-priest-like). 1787 P. H. Maty tr. J. K. Riesbeck Trav. Germany III. lii. 45 Teller and Spalding are the most unpriestlike priests that I know. 1853 H. W. Herbert Chevaliers of France i. 11 Had his garment been subjected to a close scrutiny, some most unpriest-like appendages might there have been encountered. 1916 J. Berry et al. Story Red Cross Unit Serbia xv. 237 A young Magyar priest, who in uniform looked very unpriestlike. 2012 D. Shuger Don Quixote in Arch. iii. 102 Juan Calvo, wearing a priest's robes, appeared in the town of Almadén and began making some decidedly unpriestlike declarations. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1602
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