unpenguinlike

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English

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Etymology

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From un- +‎ penguinlike.

Adjective

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unpenguinlike (comparative more unpenguinlike, superlative most unpenguinlike)

  1. Not penguinlike.
    • 2011, Carl Safina, The View from Lazy Point: A Natural Year in an Unnatural World, Henry Holt and Company, →ISBN:
      Sitting unpenguinlike, with heads up high like ducks, they begin uttering honking calls as they paddle seaward.
    • 2013, Lawrence Sanders, The Eighth Commandment, Open Road Media, →ISBN:
      Will you join me for dinner?” So we did, adjourning to the Bedlington dining room where we all had Chateaubriand with the best béarnaise sauce I've ever tasted. And two bottles of champagne. My employer was acting in a most unpenguinlike manner.
    • 2017, John Corwin, Overworld Chronicles Box Set Books 11-13: Urban Fantasy Thriller with Vampires, Demons, Wizards and Shifters, John Corwin
      Eyes glowing red, they stared at us in a very unpenguinlike manner.

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