unparsonic

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From un- +‎ parsonic.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

unparsonic (comparative more unparsonic, superlative most unparsonic)

  1. Not like a parson; unbecoming of a parson.
    • 1928, Siegfried Sassoon, Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man, Penguin, published 2013, page 53:
      He enunciated the grace in slightly unparsonic tones, which implied that he was not only Rector of Rotherden, but also a full member of the M.C.C. and first cousin once removed to Lord Chatwynd.