unvegetarian
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Not vegetarian.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "To add insult to injury, sundew’s summer flowers are usually pollinated by the same unsuspecting flies that they devour. Such decidedly unvegetarian habits develop among plants living where they cannot obtain the nutrients they need through their roots."
- "Besides the decidedly unvegetarian salmon, there were baked potatoes (acceptable), beet salad (dubious), and lima beans (clearly inedible)."
- "And now she’s chosen the most unvegetarian thing possible – baby cow, taken from its mother’s womb for the express purpose of being slaughtered for her dining pleasure."
Etymology
From un- + vegetarian.
Word Breakdown
- Prefix: un
Inflected Forms
more unvegetarian (comparative)
most unvegetarian (superlative)
un-vegetarian (alternative)