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unfilial

[ uhn-fil-ee-uh l ]

/ ʌnˈfɪl i əl /

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adjective

not befitting a son or daughter; violating the customary obligation of a child to a parent.

Origin of unfilial

First recorded in 1605–15; un-¹ + filial

OTHER WORDS FROM unfilial

un·fil·i·al·ly, adverb

Words nearby unfilial

unfeeling, unfeigned, unfertilized, unfetter, unfettered, unfilial, unfilled, unfiltered, unfindable, unfinished, unfit

Example sentences from the Web for unfilial

Then alternately Goriot blamed his daughters and pardoned their unfilial and selfish behaviour.

The World's Greatest Books, Vol. I |Various
Indeed, Mysie was a little shocked at her grief, as disloyal and unfilial.

The Two Sides of the Shield |Charlotte M. Yonge
And with that unfilial view of the subject, he rendered himself, after all those mortal perils, into the arms of his mother.

The Maid of Sker |Richard Doddridge Blackmore
If I am right, I must not stay here and vex him: it would be unfilial.

London's Heart |B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon

But neither father nor brother seemed to hear, or heed the unkind, unfilial remark.

Elsie's Womanhood |Martha Finley