unfilial

[ uhn-fil-ee-uhl ]

/ ʌnˈfɪl i əl /

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adjective

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

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Origin of unfilial

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

OTHER WORDS FROM unfilial

un·fil·i·al·ly, adverb

Words nearby unfilial

unfeeling, unfeigned, unfertilized, unfetter, unfettered, unfilial, unfilled, unfiltered, unfindable, unfinished, unfit

How to use unfilial in a sentence

If I am right, I must not stay here and vex him: it would be unfilial.
London's Heart|B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon
We do; and I beg your pardon, my father, for the hasty, unfilial words I have spoken.
The Lost Lady of Lone|E.D.E.N. Southworth
The epithet of joli applied to the king has an odd effect, followed as it is by the narrative of his most unfilial conduct.
Game and Playe of the Chesse|Caxton
Cases of sensual excess or of unfilial conduct have been extremely infrequent among the Jews, down to modern times.
Creed And Deed|Felix Adler

Enslavement befell the extravagant wife and unfilial children.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1|Various