unpolicemanly

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adjective

Unbefitting or uncharacteristic of a policeman

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Meanings

adjectiveunpolicemanly (comparative more unpolicemanly, superlative most unpolicemanly)

comparative more unpolicemanly · superlative most unpolicemanly

  1. Unbefitting or uncharacteristic of a policeman

    He was being unpolicemanly. “I can't believe he'd commit suicide. And why should it be an accident? He was perfectly steady on his pins.”

    2007, Robert Barnard, A Fall from Grace: A Novel of Suspense, page 109

Origin

From un- + policemanly.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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