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unparliamentary

un·par·lia·men·ta·ry
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uhn-pahr-luh-men-tuh-ree, -tree]
    • /ˌʌn pɑr ləˈmɛn tə ri, -tri/
    • /ˌʌn.ˌpɑː.lə.ˈmen.tri/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhn-pahr-luh-men-tuh-ree, -tree]
    • /ˌʌn pɑr ləˈmɛn tə ri, -tri/

Definitions of unparliamentary word

  • adjective unparliamentary not parliamentary; at variance with or contrary to the methods employed by parliamentary bodies. 1
  • adjective unparliamentary not consistent with parliamentary procedure or practice 0
  • adjective unparliamentary contrary to parliamentary law or practice 0
See all 3 definitions of unparliamentary

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Origin of unparliamentary

First appearance:

before 1620
One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1620-30; un-1 + parliamentary

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Parts of speech for Unparliamentary

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Unparliamentary

unparliamentary popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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