adverb
- in a manner that shows lack of respect or duty toward one’s parents
Usage: formal; rare
Examples
- He behaved unfilially by refusing to visit his aging parents.
- The son spoke unfilially about his father’s wishes.
- She acted unfilially when she ignored her mother’s advice.
- The daughter unfilially dismissed her parents’ concerns.
- He unfilially rejected the family traditions his parents cherished.