Unbushlike

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not typical of what is found in the bush.

    "None of us relished the idea of these great cats using our camp as a thoroughfare, so the best we could do was to bang loudly on the metal sides of the Land-Rover. The unbushlike sounds brought about one of the most comical sights we had seen."

Example

More examples

"None of us relished the idea of these great cats using our camp as a thoroughfare, so the best we could do was to bang loudly on the metal sides of the Land-Rover. The unbushlike sounds brought about one of the most comical sights we had seen."

Etymology

From un- + bush + -like.

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