"unministerlike" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more unministerlike [comparative], most unministerlike [superlative]
Etymology: un- + minister + -like Etymology templates: {{af|en|un-|minister|-like}} un- + minister + -like Head templates: {{en-adj}} unministerlike (comparative more unministerlike, superlative most unministerlike)
  1. Not appropriate for or characteristic of a minister.

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