Definitions

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  • adverb In a way that is not military.

Etymologies

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unmilitary +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • The cuffs were halfway up his arm and, even when I had let down the sleeve all I could, it hung unmilitarily high above his big hand.

    Restoree McCaffrey, Anne 1967

  • The lieutenant (j.g.) muttered something that sounded unmilitarily like, "You ain't foolin ', brother!"

    Uller Uprising Piper, H. Beam 1952

  • The lieutenant (j.g.) muttered something that sounded unmilitarily like, "You ain't foolin ', brother!"

    Ullr Uprising H. Beam Piper 1934

  • The lieutenant (j.g.) muttered something that sounded unmilitarily like, "You ain't foolin ', brother!"

    Uller Uprising H. Beam Piper 1934

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