unparliamentary

[ uhn-pahr-luh-men-tuh-ree, -tree ]

adjective

1. not parliamentary; at variance with or contrary to the methods employed by parliamentary bodies.

unparliamentary

/ ˌʌnpɑːləˈmɛntərɪ; -trɪ /

adjective

1. not consistent with parliamentary procedure or practice

Derived Forms

• ˌunparliaˈmentariness, noun
• ˌunparliaˈmentarily, adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of unparliamentary¹

First recorded in 1620–30; un- ¹ + parliamentary

Example Sentences

It was said to be most unparliamentary to pass a bill one week, and the next week to pass a resolution condemning that bill.

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But he shrank from proposing this—the dear man might think it unparliamentary.

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Don't you know driving this sort of conveyance slap along the gravel 'ere, up to the pillars, 's unparliamentary?

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They stormed only because he made an unparliamentary use of his constitutional right.

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His language, when he spoke, was reckoned unparliamentary (as it undeniably was), and he dissolved the Long Parliament.

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