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unkingly

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English

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Etymology

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From un- +‎ kingly (adverb via Middle English unkyngly).

Adjective

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unkingly (comparative more unkingly, superlative most unkingly)

  1. Not kingly.
    • 1902, Charles Robert Ashbee, Masque of the Edwards of England, page 7:
      [] yet a people is also of God, a part of God, and they may uncrown him, destroy him and cast him forth if he act unkingly.

Antonyms

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  • (antonym(s) of not kingly): kingly
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Translations

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Adverb

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unkingly (not comparable)

  1. In an unkingly manner; not befitting a king.