unkinglikeadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈkɪŋlʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˌənˈkɪŋˌlaɪk/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and kinglike adj. and adv.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, kinglike adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + kinglike adj. Compare earlier unkingly adj.

Not resembling, characteristic of, or befitting a king.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > sovereign ruler or monarch > king > [adjective] > not

unkingly1559

unkinglikea1616

a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) iii. v. 7 For our selfe To shew lesse Soueraignty then they, must needs Appeare vn-Kinglike .

1748 M. Towgood Ess. True Idea Char. & Reign Charles I xii. 94 A very mean and unkinglike Imposture upon the Publick.

1832 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 56/2 Anarchy, their un-king-like King; Agitators their nobility.

1927 H. Lamb Genghis Khan xi. 231 His actions are refreshingly unkinglike.

2013 L. Fantasia Trag. in Age of Oprah ii. 64 For much of the play Lear appears decidedly unkinglike in costume.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unkinglike
释义	unkinglikeadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈkɪŋlʌɪk/, U.S. /ˌənˈkɪŋˌlaɪk/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and kinglike adj. and adv. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, kinglike adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + kinglike adj. Compare earlier unkingly adj. Not resembling, characteristic of, or befitting a king. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > sovereign ruler or monarch > king > [adjective] > not unkingly1559 unkinglikea1616 a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) iii. v. 7 For our selfe To shew lesse Soueraignty then they, must needs Appeare vn-Kinglike . View more context for this quotation 1748 M. Towgood Ess. True Idea Char. & Reign Charles I xii. 94 A very mean and unkinglike Imposture upon the Publick. 1832 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 56/2 Anarchy, their un-king-like King; Agitators their nobility. 1927 H. Lamb Genghis Khan xi. 231 His actions are refreshingly unkinglike. 2013 L. Fantasia Trag. in Age of Oprah ii. 64 For much of the play Lear appears decidedly unkinglike in costume. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1616
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