Sundaylike

English Etymology From en Sunday like. Adjective Resembling or characteristic of a Sunday, especially in terms of the religious observances and abstinence from work of the Christian Sabbath. en 1905 Harper's magazine Hence the un-Sundaylike demeanor of the procession, for few towns hold it more unseemly to stand and stare at passers-by, especially on the Sabbath. en 1865 The Rebellion record: a diary of American events In riding through these counties, the stranger is painfully impressed with the Sundaylike stillness that everywhere prevails... en 29 September 1947 LIFE We drive sleepily into London along broad thoroughfares where to eyes fresh from New York the traffic seems sparse and Sundaylike. Synonyms en Sundayish