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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Other Word Forms

• unlifelikeness noun

Example Sentences

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

Last night, in snowy gown and glove, I saw you watch the play Where each mock hero won his love In the old unlifelike way.

From The Home Book of Verse — Volume 2 by Stevenson, Burton Egbert

While, compared with later sculpture, they seem somewhat stiff and unlifelike, they harmonize wonderfully with the whole building, and the best of them are full of charm and dignity.

From An Introduction to the History of Western Europe by Robinson, James Harvey

And the wink was almost as unlifelike and uncanny as the bird.

From The Way of the Wild by Rountree, Harry