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unkind

[ uhn-kahynd ]

adjective

unkinder, unkindest.
  1. lacking in kindness or mercy; severe.


unkind

/ ʌˈ첹ɪԻ /

adjective

  1. lacking kindness; unsympathetic or cruel
  2. archaic.
    1. (of weather) unpleasant
    2. (of soil) hard to cultivate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ܲˈ쾱Ի, adverb
  • ܲˈ쾱ԻԱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ܲ·쾱Իn noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of unkind1

Middle English word dating back to 1200–50; un- 1, kind 1
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Like other prestige dramas' unkindest deaths, it may serve a higher purpose.

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Refereeing decisions have been unkind at crucial moments, but in eight attempts Scotland have not gone into the final weekend with a realistic shot at the title.

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Since then, life has been increasingly unkind to them.

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“It’s difficult to integrate meaningfulness in fashion culture, it can be unkind, at times hostile, and unintentional,” they wrote on Instagram.

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When it comes to parenthood, recent years have been unkind to Shadow and Jackie.

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