german
adjective
having the same father and mother, as a full brother or sister (usually used in combination).
un-German
-
a word derived from
German.
Example Sentences
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What did Mann find so objectionable — above all, so un-German — about democracy?
From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2021
When faced with a must-win group stage match against an unfancied opponent, the Germans did a most un-German thing: They played like butt.
From Slate ● Jun. 27, 2018
In the great square before Berlin University the new barbarians screamed "Down with un-German trash and smut!"
From Time Magazine Archive
"Jitterbug dancing. Verboten. Reading un-German books. Singing un-German songs. Staying out past the ten o'clock curfew. Criticizing Adolf Hitler or the war. Verboten. Verboten. Verboten."
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
What if the Nazis ban the Karl May westerns, what if they call them un-German because they are set in the American Wild West?
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
