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unˈsaintly, a. (un-1 7.) Also, in recent use (1887–), unsaintliness.
1659Gauden Tears Ch. ii. xix. 209 What (I pray) can be more unsaintly, than to..delight and glory..in most unjust and uncharitable actions? 1809Foster Ess. (1844) I. 272 There is something unsaintly spread over the character. 1837Gen. P. Thompson Exerc. (1842) IV. 301 Bring up the most unsaintly cases you can find. 1899B. Harraden Fowler i. ix, A most unsaintly-looking pair of shoes. |