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Meaning of "unfatherly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNFATHERLY

unfatherly  [ʌnˈfɑːðəlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNFATHERLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unfatherly is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNFATHERLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of unfatherly in the English dictionary

The definition of unfatherly in the dictionary is not fatherly; not characteristic or appropriate of a father.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNFATHERLY


brotherly
ˈbrʌðəlɪ
fatherly
ˈfɑːðəlɪ
forefatherly
ˈfɔːˌfɑːðəlɪ
grandfatherly
ˈɡrænˌfɑːðəlɪ
grandmotherly
ˈɡrænˌmʌðəlɪ
litherly
ˈlɪðəlɪ
motherly
ˈmʌðəlɪ
northerly
ˈnɔːðəlɪ
southerly
ˈsʌðəlɪ
stepmotherly
ˈstɛpˌmʌðəlɪ
unbrotherly
ʌnˈbrʌðəlɪ
unmotherly
ʌnˈmʌðəlɪ
weatherly
ˈwɛðəlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNFATHERLY

unfamous
unfancied
unfancy
unfanned
unfashionable
unfashionably
unfashioned
unfasten
unfastidious
unfathered
unfathomable
unfathomableness
unfathomably
unfathomed
unfaulty
unfavorableness
unfavored
unfavorite
unfavourable
unfavourableness

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNFATHERLY

bitterly
butcherly
cleverly
disorderly
eagerly
easterly
elderly
ferly
formerly
gingerly
improperly
orderly
overly
painterly
properly
quarterly
teacherly
tenderly
utterly
westerly

Synonyms and antonyms of unfatherly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «unfatherly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNFATHERLY

Find out the translation of unfatherly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unfatherly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unfatherly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

unfatherly
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

unfatherly
570 millions of speakers

English

unfatherly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

unfatherly
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

unfatherly
280 millions of speakers

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unfatherly
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

unfatherly
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

unfatherly
260 millions of speakers

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unfatherly
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak adil
190 millions of speakers

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unfatherly
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

unfatherly
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

unfatherly
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ora adil
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

unfatherly
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

unfatherly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निराधारपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

unfatherly
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

unfatherly
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

unfatherly
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

unfatherly
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

unfatherly
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

unfatherly
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

unfatherly
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

unfatherly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

unfatherly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unfatherly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNFATHERLY»

The term «unfatherly» is barely ever used and occupies the 201.596 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNFATHERLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unfatherly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNFATHERLY»

Discover the use of unfatherly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unfatherly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Love, Sex, and Marriage: A Historical Thesaurus
Unfatherly. see L/01.05.03.01 Fatherly Love, L/01.05.03.02.02 Unmotherly that is not like a father, adj: unfathered 1778; unfatherly 1784 - 1944. adv: unfaederlice OE; unfatherlike" 1610. .state/quality of being unfatherly, n: unfatherliness 1850.
Julie Coleman, 1999
2
The God that Jesus Saw
UNFATHERLY. ELEMENTS. IN. NATURE. Probably the greatest difficulty felt by many in realising the perfect Fatherhood of God is the sight which certain parts of Nature present as " red in tooth and claw with ravine." This at first sight seems to ...
William Garrett Horder, 1922
3
Thomas Paine's Rights of Man
noted one, who kept a tavern at Amboy, was standing at his door, with as pretty a child in his hand, about eight or nine years old, as most I ever saw, and after speaking his mind as freely as he thought was prudent, finished with this unfatherly ...
Christopher Hitchens, 2008
4
Charles Kingsley: his letters and memories of his life. ;Ed. ...
At once he was the most fatherly and the most unfatherly of fathers — fatherly in that he was our intimate friend, and our self-constituted adviser ; unfatherly in that our feeling for him lacked that fear and restraint that make boys call their father ...
Charles Kingsley, Frances Eliza Grenfell Kingsley, 1894
5
Letters and memories, ed. by his wife
At once he was the most fatherly and the most unfatherly of fathers — fatherly in that he was our intimate friend, and our ... unfatherly in that our feeling for him lacked that fear and restraint that make boys call their father ' the governor.
Charles Kingsley, 1899
6
Sanctified Spice, Or, Pungent Seasonings from the Pulpit
To speak for myself, he was the best friend — the only true friend I ever had. At once he was the most fatherly and the most unfatherly of fathers — fatherly in that he was our most intimate friend and our self -constituted adviser ; unfatherly in ...
Madison Clinton Peters, 1893
7
England and Rome: a history of the relations between the ...
For the rest, fear nothing, trust to the justice of your cause, which you may assuredly believe will not want support."1 Thus, to use the words of a pious and learned Roman Catholio divine, by " the hard and unfatherly dealing " of the Court of ...
Thomas Dunbar Ingram, 1892
8
Springdale abbey [by J. Parker]. ed. by J. Parker
And therefore I should say it is no father at all,' Mr. Washington answered ; ' if a man was brought before you on the charge of neglecting to feed his children, would you allow him to plead that though he might be unfatherly in one particular he ...
Joseph Parker, 1868
9
Charles Kingsley, His Letters and Memories of His Life
At once he was the most fatherly and the most unfatherly of fathers—fatherly in that he was our intimate friend, and our self-constituted adviser; unfatherly in that our feeling for him lacked that fear and restraint that make boys call their father ...
Charles Kingsley, Frances Eliza Grenfell Kingsley, 1894
10
Chambers's Journal
At once he was the most fatherly and the most unfatherly of fathers — fatherly in that he was our intimate friend and our self-constituted adviser ; unfatherly in that our feeling for him lacked that fear and restraint that make boys call their father ...
‎1877

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNFATHERLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unfatherly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Undone by John Colapinto: Review
... is a decent human being who resists strenuously his unfatherly urges — the plan goes off without a hitch. Dez seems to derive particular pleasure from the fact ... «Toronto Star, Apr 15»
2
Jean-Luc Godard re-booted his career with Every Man For Himself
He gets propositioned by a hotel bellboy, has unfatherly thoughts about his teenage daughter, listens to writer and filmmaker Marguerite Duras speak on the ... «A.V. Club, Feb 15»
3
Family frailty exposed in Swedish film 'Force Majeure'
The rest of the narrative lies in the immense shadow of this event, as the family struggles to cope with Tomas' display of unfatherly selfishness. Family ... «Daily Californian, Nov 14»
4
Breaking Bad: Walter White's son films special Father's Day video
He goes on to list Walter's many unfatherly qualities - SPOILER ALERT - before offering his thanks to "my TV dad. Walter White. Most dads tell lame knock-knock ... «Radio Times, Jun 14»
5
'Game of Thrones' creator explains whether Littlefinger is sexually …
In the most recent episode of “Game of Thrones,” he said that he views her like the daughter he could have had before kissing her in a very unfatherly manner. «Zap2it.com, May 14»
6
A "Mindy Project" Roundtable
Because Dr. L is supposed to be a “spaz” and needs someone to give her a fatherly hug and an unfatherly once-over before her dates and to remind her, “You're ... «BuzzFeed, Apr 14»
7
Review: All That Is, By James Salter
Or, "he imagined her a few years older with certain unfatherly thoughts though he was not her father". The seriousness of "he came like a drinking horse", ... «The Independent, Jun 13»
8
Stepfather's 'unfatherly' act: Watched daughter changing clothes and …
Gangapur, Jaipur: A young girl living in Gangapur has registered a case of sexual harassment against his stepfather. According to the report registered by the ... «Daily Bhaskar, May 13»
9
Impact of a father's love
... hopefully when some men out there read what torture they put their children through, they will have a change of mind, in fact reform of their unfatherly ways. «Zambia Daily Mail, Apr 13»
10
In Defense of Courtney Stodden
The pictures of her dad holding her in a most unfatherly way on a red carpet make me cringe - this kid may be enjoying her hypersexuality now, but as she gets ... «Advocate.com, Mar 13»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Unfatherly [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/unfatherly>. May 2024 ».
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