unclassical

[ uhn-klas-i-kuhl ]

/ ʌnˈklæs ɪ kəl /

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adjective

not classical; contrary to classical precepts.

Physics. (formerly) nonclassical (def. 2).

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Origin of unclassical

First recorded in 1715–25; un-¹ + classical

OTHER WORDS FROM unclassical

un·clas·si·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby unclassical

uncivilized, unclad, unclaimed, unclamp, unclasp, unclassical, unclassified, unclassy, uncle, unclean, uncleanly

How to use unclassical in a sentence

At dinner my classical friend did a rather unclassical thing.
Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2|John Lloyd Stephens
Keats's Greece seems somehow to be a Greece too full of modern colour, too unclassical.
Confessions of a Book-Lover|Maurice Francis Egan
The standard of study is as high as in other unclassical schools, and every pupil has equal advantages of improvement.
The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852|Ben Casseday
Then the unclassical evidence of the Bartlemy Fair folk at the "Crowner's quest."
Merrie England In The Olden Time, Vol. 2 (of 2)|George Daniel

Messrs. Sale and Palmer translate the word here as meaning fighting, which is wrong, as it is unclassical and not literal.
A Critical Exposition of the Popular 'Jihd'|Moulavi Gergh Ali