Uncharitable
[ʌn'tʃærɪtəb(ə)l]
Definition
(adj.) lacking love and generosity; 'all pious words and uncharitable deeds'- Charles Reade .
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Definition
(a.) Not charitable; contrary to charity; severe in judging; harsh; censorious; as, uncharitable opinions or zeal.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Harsh, censorious, unkind, illiberal, not charitable.
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Definition
adj. not charitable harsh in judgment.—n. Unchar′itableness.—adv. Unchar′itably.—n. Unchar′ity want of charity.
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Examples
- Don't be uncharitable. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- When you come home you sit down in a sober, contemplative, not uncharitable frame of mind, and apply yourself to your books or your business. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I esteem her, I admire her; and yet my impressions concerning her are harsh--perhaps uncharitable. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- You are very uncharitable, said Marie. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- I HOPE it's not uncharitable to remember that last Christmas Eve she drank eleven cups of tea, and grumbled all the time. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
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