unfilial

Example Sentences

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She was not aware that she had behaved in an unfilial manner to her father.

From Brooke's Daughter A Novel by Sergeant, Adeline

It struck Martin that here was another gap: he had not brought with him any family photographs, and he expected that to seem unfilial would be very bad form: nor had he a favourite actress.

From Years of Plenty by Brown, Ivor

Sempronia so exasperates her father by long-continued unfilial conduct that the latter becomes insane.

From Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities by Callan, Charles Jerome

She was persistent in the practice, and her unfilial and rude sons called her “Old Snuff.”

From England in the Days of Old by Andrews, William

It is a thing unheard of, that a child ever raised a hand or uttered an unfilial expression of contempt towards his parents.

From The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid by Collins, Dennis