unofficerlikeadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈɒfᵻsəlʌɪk/, U.S. /ˌənˈɔfəsərˌlaɪk/, /ˌənˈɑfəsərˌlaɪk/ Not officerlike; not befitting or appropriate to an officer.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > [adjective] > unseemly > for specific people
unprincely1536
ungentlemanly1562
unprincelike1579
unroyala1586
knightless1590
ungentlemanlike1592
unknightly1596
unkingly1606
unregal1611
ungentlemanny1667
unqueenlike1679
unofficerlike1746
unladylike1766
unquality-like1784
ungentlewomanlike1789
unqueenly1819
unpatriarchal1836
1746 R. Lestock Def. to Court-martial 124 After giving three or four unofficer-like Answers..he is forced to acknowledge, that the seventh Article directed the windwardmost Ships to bring-to first.
1831 E. J. Trelawny Adventures Younger Son I. vii. 49 It's unofficer-like to get drunk before sunset.
1940 Los Angeles Times 7 Dec. ii. 11/1 An official reprimand for unofficerlike conduct.
2012 S. Tucker Pale Blue Light x. 149 Hill joked with the men,..but the trait was considered unofficerlike among the ranking brethren.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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