unbushlike

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

un- +‎ bush +‎ -like

Adjective[edit]

unbushlike (comparative more unbushlike, superlative most unbushlike)

  1. Not typical of what is found in the bush.
    • 1966, Desmond Varaday, Gara-Yaka's domain, page 138:
      None of us relished the idea of these great cats using our camp as a thoroughfare, so the best we could do was to bang loudly on the metal sides of the Land-Rover. The unbushlike sounds brought about one of the most comical sights we had seen.
    • 1992, Dana Stabenow, A Cold Day for Murder, →ISBN, page 4:
      It was most unbushlike and positively unAlaskan.
    • 1996, Condé Nast's Traveler - Volume 31, page 162:
      Near Georgetow, a 30-minute charter flight away from Ogle Airport are two decidedly unbushlike lodgings.