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kindless

American  
[kahynd-lis] / ˈkaɪnd lɪs /

adjective

  1. lacking kindness; unkind; unsympathetic.

  2. Obsolete.  unnatural; inhuman.


kindless British  
/ ˈkaɪndlɪs /

adjective

  1. heartless

  2. against nature; unnatural

"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

Other Word Forms

  • kindlessly adverb

Etymology

Origin of kindless

Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200; kind 1, -less

Example Sentences

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Deep ways and dripping boughs, The fog falling drearily; Cowherds calling on their cows, And I crying wearily, Wearily, wearily, out-a-door, Houseless, hearthless, coatless, kindless, Poorest of the wandering poor.

From Project Gutenberg

Cross and thorn have not sufficed To punish me as you would; But out-a-door in wind and rain, Houseless, hearthless, coatless, kindless, You keep me wandering in pain.

From Project Gutenberg

“Kindless Villain” creates a haunted landscape with an aural fragment from “Hamlet” and images of two wandering boys.

From New York Times

Also included in the Séance show are two shorts, “Kindless Villain” and “Ghost Algebra,” from the puppeteer and filmmaker Janie Geiser.

From New York Times

Ah, it was ruthless, kindless!

From Project Gutenberg