单词 | unmonkish |
释义 | unmonkishadj. Not typical of or appropriate to a monk or a monastic way of life; lacking solemnity or austerity. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > monasticism > [adjective] > not like a monk unmonastic1828 unmonkly1833 unmonkish1840 1840 J. R. Waddington Monk & Married Man I. xviii. 320 Great scandal was occasioned by this unmonkish conduct. 1851 T. Carlyle Life J. Sterling i. iv. 45 A singular condition of Schools and High-schools, which have come down..from the monkish ages into this highly unmonkish one. 1950 Life 11 Sept. 109/1 As a result of his carousals and unmonkish behavior he was forced to retire. 2011 S. van Schaik Tibet iii. 49 Getting involved in unmonkish activities such as hunting. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1840 |
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