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unlifelike

American  
[uhn-lahyf-lahyk] / ʌnˈlaɪfˌlaɪk /

adjective

  1. not lifelike; similar to a real person or thing, but not convincingly so.


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In an odd way, the book’s clichés—exemplars of the unlifelike and unbelievable—feel like a consequence of Maynard’s decision to mine her own life for material.

From Slate Mar. 18, 2016

Possibly because she has less of this beautiful but unlifelike stuff to put across, Helen Westley, as Laurey's crusty old aunt, easily carries off the acting honors.

From Time Magazine Archive

They stood there together in that strange silence, hearing only the unlifelike breathing of the man passing from life.

From Fidelity A Novel by Susan Glaspell

Perhaps it is the place of all others where one gets furthest away from the thought of reality, where one is readiest to wish for the unlifelike and to love the impossible.

From The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama by Augustin Filon

The Squire was an unlifelike story of a case of bigamy, annulled by an unexpected death.

From The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama by Augustin Filon

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