Unkindly
[,ʌn'kaɪndlɪ] or [ʌn'kaɪndli]
Definition
(adj.) lacking in sympathy and kindness; 'unkindly ancts' .
(adv.) in an unkind manner or with unkindness; 'The teacher treats the children unkindly'.
Inputed by Kurt--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Not kindly; unkind; ungracious.
(a.) Unnatural; contrary to nature.
(a.) Unfavorable; annoying; malignant.
Edited by Jeremy
Examples
- Yet, all things considered, she was not of an evil mind or an unkindly disposition. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I believe that this construction department was unkindly named the 'Destruction Department. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- My brother had no regard for her; his pleasures were not what they ought to have been, and from the first he treated her unkindly. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- You must not take this unkindly--I merely state it as a truth. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Miss Dashwood, cried Willoughby, you are now using me unkindly. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- Then added, not unkindly, Courage, mon ami! Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Gracious to whatever pleased you--unkindly or cruel to nothing. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Seen from behind, she had the air of a very stout lady of forty; but withal she possessed a good face, and no unkindly character. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- She smiled a little unkindly. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- She is conscientious, and I have no fear of her treating him unkindly. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
Edited by Jeremy