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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.

Other Word Forms

  • unfilially adverb

Etymology

Origin of unfilial

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

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