Meanings
comparative more unmedical · superlative most unmedical
- Not medical.
The press […] failed to give the watching world an actual vision of the fullness and vividness, the unmedical life, of the deaf.
1989, Oliver Sacks, Seeing Voices: A Journey into the World of the Deaf2 more examples
The medical gentleman […] was observed to laugh and wink, and look as unmedical as might be; but when Mr. Leaver came back he was very solemn […]
1836, “Boz” [pseudonym; Charles Dickens], Sketches by “Boz,” Illustrative of Every-day Life, and Every-day People. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: John Macrone, […], →OCLCA few years ago, you may remember, I turned up the medical term "ice cream headache," which is completely unmedical in that you don't have to consult a doctor to find out what it means.
1996 December 13, Cecil Adams, “THEY THOUGHT OF THE WORD FOR WHEN YOU CAN'T THINK OF THE WORD. UNFORTUNATELY, THEY ALL THOUGHT OF A DIFFERENT WORD.”, in Chicago Reader
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivenot having a medicinal effect or not medically prescribed
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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Translations
Finnish epälääketieteellinen
- epälääketieteellinennot medical
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unmedical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unmedical
“unmedical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unmedical. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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