unsoldierly

Alternative forms

 * (obsolete)

Adjective

 * 1) Not soldierly, not appropriate for a soldier.
 * His desertion was condemned as an unsoldierly act of cowardice.
 * 1) * 1718,, The of , London: Bernard Lintot, Volume 4, Observations on the Fourteenth Book, Verse 81, p.131,
 * He does not say, to shun the Battel, for that had been unsoldierly, but he softens the Phrase, and calls it, to shun Evil:
 * 1) * 1797,, , London: John Pearson, 1873, Act V, Scene 1, p.140,
 * [He advances with his sword as about to kill him. ]
 * Maurice. What, an unarm’d man?
 * A man that never wore a sword? A priest?
 * It is unsoldierly! I say, ye shall not!
 * It is unsoldierly! I say, ye shall not!

Adverb

 * 1) In a manner that is not appropriate for a soldier.