un-English

adjective

Not English.

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Meanings

un-English1

adjectiveun-English (comparative more un-English, superlative most un-English)

comparative more un-English · superlative most un-English · alternative rare unEnglish

  1. Not English.

    Fowler effectively refuted critics who had argued that Milton's high style was un-English, but he overstated the case.

    1999, Ton Hoenselaars, Marius Buning, English Literature and the Other Languages, page 41
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    A quick scan of a couple of pages in a dictionary that records the origin of our vocabulary reveals that many entries in it are historically “un-English.” This is not surprising; languages travel […]

    2009, Donka Minkova, Robert Stockwell, English Words: History and Structure, page 24

un-English2

verbun-English (third-person singular simple present un-Englishes, present participle un-Englishing, simple past and past participle un-Englished)

present singular third person un-Englishes · participle present un-Englishing · participle past un-Englished · past un-Englished · alternative rare unEnglish

  1. transitiveTo make no longer English; to divest of English character or language.

Origin

un-English · adjective

From un- (“negative”) + English.

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un-English · verb

From un- (“reversive”) + English.

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Cite this entry
APA

un-English. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/un-English

MLA

“un-English.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/un-English. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “un-English,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/un-English.

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