unprincely
- a word derived from princely.
Example Sentences
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Tycho was justly irritated at this unprincely conduct, and ordered this anecdote to be inserted in the description of Uraniburg which he was now preparing for publication.
From The Martyrs of Science, or, The lives of Galileo, Tycho Brahe, and Kepler by Brewster, David, Sir
Disguised as the prince, to conceal the identity of the real prince at Oxford, he is served by the merry nobles and proves himself humorously unprincely.
From The Growth of English Drama by Wynne, Arnold
The Prince whistled—an unprincely habit, but then all millers' lads whistle at their work.
From Red Axe by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)
In all else he was a low-minded man, vulgar in his thoughts, most unprincely in his habits.
From The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 by Japp, Alexander H. (Alexander Hay)
Thus passed onwards his youth, doing nothing that it could desire, forbidden all pleasures because they were unprincely, and working in the palace harder than in the pauper's hut.
From Vikram and the Vampire; Classic Hindu Tales of Adventure, Magic, and Romance by Burton, Isabel, Lady
