un-Englishly

adverb

Not in an English way or manner.

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Meanings

adverbun-Englishly (comparative more un-Englishly, superlative most un-Englishly)

comparative more un-Englishly · superlative most un-Englishly

  1. Not in an English way or manner.

    Because of August he wears shorts and sandals, the Japanese geta sort called thongs. He wears them un-Englishly, without socks.

    1963 March 16, Hal Porter, “Little old lady passing by”, in The Bulletin, page 22, column 3

Origin

From un-English + -ly.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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