unmonklike

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adjective

Uncharacteristic of a monk; not monklike.

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Meanings

adjectiveunmonklike (comparative more unmonklike, superlative most unmonklike)

comparative more unmonklike · superlative most unmonklike

  1. Uncharacteristic of a monk; not monklike.

    Roach founds a remote spiritual retreat in Arizona and moves his followers away from traditional Tibetan Buddhism by emphasizing its more controlling aspects and having lots of unmonklike sex on long silent-meditation retreats.

    2015 April 4, “Sex and death on a doomed search for enlightenment”, in Maclean's, Toronto, Ont.: St. Joseph Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Jun 2023

Origin

From un- + monklike.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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