unmartial
- a word derived from martial.
Example Sentences
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Effie now had a reputation that followed her to London to the extent that the unmartial Ruskin himself was twice challenged to a duel by friends of the jewel-thief officer.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 29, 2013
The absentee-prone Lebanese parliament, perhaps the world's most unmartial body, became so incensed that it took the warlike step of ending its emergency session with a wildly off-key singing of the national anthem.
From Time Magazine Archive
Many top officers, notably Bundeswehr Inspector General Friedrich Foertsch, also sport unmartial potbellies.
From Time Magazine Archive
There are also two fully staffed mental health clinics that accept the disturbed patient in a most unmartial atmosphere.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was a solidly made fellow, but not altogether unmartial, and though but little of his cheek showed above his decorated beard, I could see that he paled as he came near to the priest.
From The Lost Continent by Hyne, Charles John Cutcliffe Wright
