unparliamentary

[ uhn-pahr-luh-men-tuh-ree, -tree ]

/ ˌʌn pɑr ləˈmɛn tə ri, -tri /

adjective

not parliamentary; at variance with or contrary to the methods employed by parliamentary bodies.

Nearby words

unpaid, unpaid-for, unpalatable, unparalleled, unpardonable, unparliamentary, unpasteurized, unpatriotic, unpaved, unpeg, unpen

Origin of unparliamentary

First recorded in 1620–30; un-¹ + parliamentary

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Examples from the Web for unparliamentary

Under the Lancastrian kings there is much less appearance of raising money in an unparliamentary course.
View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 (of 3)|Henry Hallam
But, to speak plainly, these expressions were unparliamentary and unconstitutional.
Lord Chatham|Archibald Phillip Primrose Rosebery
This produced, of course, a very marked difference between the greater and the lesser or unparliamentary barons.
View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 (of 3)|Henry Hallam
Your language is unparliamentary and lacks the courtesy and consideration which are due to a colleague.
Bureaucracy|Honore de Balzac

The halls of legislation were not then the forum of chaos, personal crimination—recrimination and unparliamentary procedure.
Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution|L. Carroll Judson

British Dictionary definitions for unparliamentary

unparliamentary

/ (ˌʌnpɑːləˈmɛntərɪ, -trɪ) /

adjective

not consistent with parliamentary procedure or practice

Derived Forms

unparliamentarily, adverbunparliamentariness, noun

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