adjective
- not befitting or appropriate to a church; lacking the reverence, dignity, or moral character expected in religious contexts
Usage: archaic or literary
Examples
- The loud laughter seemed unchurchly during the solemn service.
- His unchurchly behavior shocked the congregation.
- The minister criticized the unchurchly conduct of some parishioners.
- Such unchurchly language had no place in the sanctuary.
- The committee deemed the proposal unchurchly and inappropriate.
- Her unchurchly attire drew disapproving glances from the elders.