patriotic
adjective
of, like, suitable for, or characteristic of a patriot.
unpatriotically
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a word derived from
patriotic.
Example Sentences
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For once Sophie could find nothing wrong with Sisi's conduct but when her fourth grandchild was unpatriotically born in Hungary, Sophie was ostentatiously uninterested, even sniffed doubts of its legitimacy.
From Time Magazine Archive
He acted selfishly and unpatriotically, but not with that deliberate villany with which he has been charged.
From Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume II (of 2) by Henry Glassford Bell
"Give me li'l old New York," said the man from up-state, unpatriotically.
From The Adventures of Sally by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
At Columbus Circle they hove to long enough to revile the statue of the great navigator, unpatriotically rebuking him for having voyaged in search of land instead of liquids.
From Whirligigs by O. Henry
Not only had Frank Gresham so wedded, but having thus improperly and unpatriotically chosen a wife, he had added to his sins by becoming recklessly intimate with his wife's relations.
From Doctor Thorne by Anthony Trollope
