Definition of unsoldierly in English:
unsoldierly
adjectiveʌnˈsəʊldʒəliˌənˈsoʊldʒərli
Inappropriate to or not befitting a soldier.
he was accused of unsoldierly conduct
Example sentencesExamples
- This was so effective that the soldier was unable to maintain a unsoldierly appearance even when out of uniform.
- Acceptance means that hereditary power will soon pass to his ineffectual, unsoldierly son, Richard.
- Some leaders consider it unsoldierly to have a strategic focus.
- They've made snarky jabs about the administration using our soldiers as ' social workers, ' doing all sorts of unmanly, unsoldierly duties.
- I was drafted in the fall of 1953… a most unsoldierly soldier, but a lucky one.
Definition of unsoldierly in US English:
unsoldierly
adjectiveˌənˈsōljərlēˌənˈsoʊldʒərli
Inappropriate to or not befitting a soldier.
prisoners of war in their unsoldierly uniforms
Example sentencesExamples
- I was drafted in the fall of 1953… a most unsoldierly soldier, but a lucky one.
- They've made snarky jabs about the administration using our soldiers as ' social workers, ' doing all sorts of unmanly, unsoldierly duties.
- This was so effective that the soldier was unable to maintain a unsoldierly appearance even when out of uniform.
- Some leaders consider it unsoldierly to have a strategic focus.
- Acceptance means that hereditary power will soon pass to his ineffectual, unsoldierly son, Richard.