undutiful
- a word derived from dutiful.
Example Sentences
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“Mr. Drummle,” said Mrs. Pocket, “will you ring for Flopson? Jane, you undutiful little thing, go and lie down. Now, baby darling, come with ma!”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
He was vituperative in his language, austere in his manners, undutiful and repelling to his mother.
From Ludicrous Aspects Of Christianity A Response To The Challenge Of The Bishop Of Manchester by Holyoak, Austin
His reign was protracted for over half a century, but his later years were much vexed by the undutiful behaviour of his children.
From The Byzantine Empire by Oman, Charles William Chadwick
And this undutiful parent and callous husband caught up his daughter on his shoulder and carried her, shrieking joyfully, to the nursery.
From A Knight on Wheels by Hay, Ian
"They're undutiful daughters; don't pay any attention to them," replied the frightened Boolooroo.
From Sky Island Being the Further Exciting Adventures of Trot and Cap'n Bill after Their Visit to the Sea Fairies by Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank)
