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unfilial

American  
[uhn-fil-ee-uhl] / ʌnˈfɪl i əl /

adjective

  1. not befitting a son or daughter; violating the customary obligation of a child to a parent.

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Etymology

Origin of unfilial

First recorded in 1605–15; un- 1 + filial

Example Sentences

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He said, “I’m busy greeting my friends,” and he nodded to Discourtesy and Ugliness and Unfilial Conduct and Unkempt Fingernails.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

Unfilial though it be, we must run away.

From The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2) by De Benneville, James S. (James Seguin)

Unfilial, un-fil′yal, adj. not filial or becoming a child: undutiful.—adv.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

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