unmilitary
- a word derived from military.
Example Sentences
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When Grant came to Washington to take overall command of the Union armies in early 1864, he struck one officer as “stumpy, unmilitary, slouchy.”
From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2016
Syverson, 55, has a Ph.D. in philosophy and looks distinctly unmilitary in an oversize flannel shirt and cargo pants.
From BusinessWeek • Jan. 23, 2014
It is the old story of the parade-ground perfectionist who simply cannot grasp the fact that war is a dirty and even unmilitary business.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Youthfulness, combat experience...and as unmilitary a manner as possible," is how McCain once explained the requirements of the job.
From Time Magazine Archive
For once more Yankee Doodle was going to town on a spanking stallion, with that forlorn feather in his cap, asking those unmilitary questions.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
