un-English

[ uhn-ing-glish ]

/ ʌnˈɪŋ glɪʃ /

not English; not characteristic of the English.

not conforming to standard, accepted, or native English language usage.

Example sentences from the Web for un-english

In respect to this all-absorbing national topic, I happen to be one of the most un-English Englishmen living.

The Moonstone |Wilkie Collins
Even in its minor points of observance, the Chamber is essentially un-English.

Congressional Government |Woodrow Wilson
With a curious, impulsive, un-English movement she pulled off one of her gloves and put up her hand to her hot cheek.

Jane Oglander |Marie Belloc Lowndes
Earl Craig would not have been a party to my way of unmasking or clearing the Darpores, father and son; he'd call it un-English.

The Three Sapphires |W. A. Fraser

The plan is thoroughly un-English, and incompatible with the characters of the actors as previously portrayed.

Catholic World, Vol. XI, April 1870-September 1870 |Various