Unmonklike
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Uncharacteristic of a monk; not monklike.
"Roach founds a remote spiritual retreat in Arizona and moves his followers away from traditional Tibetan Buddhism by emphasizing its more controlling aspects and having lots of unmonklike sex on long silent-meditation retreats."
Example
More examples"Roach founds a remote spiritual retreat in Arizona and moves his followers away from traditional Tibetan Buddhism by emphasizing its more controlling aspects and having lots of unmonklike sex on long silent-meditation retreats."
Etymology
From un- + monklike.
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