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unvegetarian

adj

Etymology

From un- + vegetarian.

  1. derived from vegetābilis — “able to live and grow”
  2. derived from vegetable
  3. inherited from vegetable
  4. suffixed as vegetarian — “vegetable + -arian”
  5. prefixed as unvegetarian — “un + vegetarian”

Definitions

  1. Not vegetarian.

    • Even as long ago as the last century, it had occurred to Mr. Littlepage that a mouth like Marmaduke’s was as fateful as destiny. Could the most exemplary character have triumphed over such unvegetarian, not to say carnal, lips?
    • At their luncheon at a most unvegetarian restaurant named Boeuf à la Mode, Rilke was impressive, still tanned from his months in southern Spain, full of lively conversation.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA