unfilial

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It pained Mary Louise to hear so unfilial a speech from the lips of a young girl.

From Mary Louise Solves a Mystery by Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank)

The repudiation is expressed in the words, “You are not my father,” but it may be intended to cover all unfilial conduct.

From Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters by Johns, C. H. W. (Claude Hermann Walter)

Seeing his wretched state, Periander took pity on him and bade him come home and no longer indulge in such foolish and unfilial behavior.

From Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Morris, Charles

The ladies felt very sorry for Major Morton and indignant with the hard-hearted, unfilial Meg.

From Jan and Her Job by Harker, L. Allen (Lizzie Allen)

"That's a lie!" gave out the prisoner with a maledictory eye upon his unfilial nephew.

From The Riddle of the Spinning Wheel by Hanshew, Mary E.