un-British

Not only was she accused of being un-British in her choice of subjects and her prose style, but writers like Carter, who willingly employ an "overblown, purple, self-indulgent prose" are frequently treated not like they are in some way bad writers but are actually bad people.

Style in Fiction 2009

Dean says: There's a quality of seriousness about being an artist here that is so un-British.

British artists flock to set up home in liberating Berlin 2011

Probably all the companies were as greedy and deceitful as one another – E.ON, npower, British Gas, Scottish Power and Southern Electricity were probably as rootlessly unlocated and un-British as EDF.

Margaret Drabble | Trespassing 2011

They dismiss press reports of "censorship" as ridiculous and un-British since photographing Officers has been made illegal by the Mother Of Parliaments so what's your problem sunshine, do you want some?

BREAKING: Police Call For Tactics Review Dungeekin 2009

Lucy Jones b. 1955 is one of those British artists who—like David Hockney and Howard Hodgkin—are determined to frolic in bright color because it's such an un-British thing to do.

The Good, the Bad and the Inspiring Peter Plagens 2012

Indeed, the island as a whole is excellent walking country, with the added allure of a surprisingly mild climate that rarely dips below 14C, and even in winter can top 26C.While St Helena's culture is steeped in British tradition, the St Helenians, or Saints, exhibit a decidedly un-British openness.

St Helena: a voyage of discovery 2011

Indeed, the island as a whole is excellent walking country, with the added allure of a surprisingly mild climate that rarely dips below 14C, and even in winter can top 26C.While St Helena's culture is steeped in British tradition, the St Helenians, or Saints, exhibit a decidedly un-British openness.

St Helena: a voyage of discovery 2011

Unless your relationship with your parent is genuinely communicative – a rare state of affairs and one that I frankly consider un-British – then ignoring Father's Day is making the following statement: I'm happier to risk my father thinking that I don't care about him than society at large thinking I'm a mug.

David Mitchell: Do your bit for Britain and send gifts to people you don't like very much 2011

Unless your relationship with your parent is genuinely communicative – a rare state of affairs and one that I frankly consider un-British – then ignoring Father's Day is making the following statement: I'm happier to risk my father thinking that I don't care about him than society at large thinking I'm a mug.

David Mitchell: Do your bit for Britain and send gifts to people you don't like very much 2011

It seemed terribly un-British, the idea of insulting someone who's actually in the room to hear it.

Harry Potter and the Deadly Dullards | Victoria Coren 2011