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Unparliamentary   Listen
adjective
Unparliamentary  adj.  Not parliamentary; contrary to the practice of parliamentary bodies.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Unparliamentary" Quotes from Famous Books



... the company that a certain person never had offered himself to a certain other person, though the report was industriously spread by interested parties. This latter remark caused such a clamor that Fanny called the meeting to order in a most unparliamentary fashion. ...
— An Old-fashioned Girl • Louisa May Alcott

... Fido was highly incensed. First, he condemned the entire procedure as "criminal carelessness," setting forth his argument in unparliamentary language. Then, remembering that Roger had not really loved Fido, he brought forth an unworthy motive, and accused the hapless young man ...
— Flower of the Dusk • Myrtle Reed

... running the kettle was found nearly empty, and all hands had to put up with a cup of coffee and mouldy biscuit dust. There was a good deal of unparliamentary language. Everyone accused everyone else of filthy greediness. It was disgusting that after eating all he could, a man hadn't the decency to wait till the morning. The pot had been full for supper, and, as every man could see, it was never half emptied - enough was always left for breakfast. ...
— Tracks of a Rolling Stone • Henry J. Coke

... surprised at you," Letitia declared glacially, roused from her book by my heroic though unparliamentary language. "Your expressions are neither English nor Swedish. Please don't use such gutter-words before a servant, to say ...
— The Wit and Humor of America, Volume I. (of X.) • Various



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