uncharitable

[ uhn-char-i-tuh-buh l ]

/ ʌnˈtʃær ɪ tə bəl /

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adjective

deficient in charity; unkind; harsh; unforgiving; censorious; merciless: an uncharitable attitude; an uncharitable neighbor.

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Origin of uncharitable

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at un-¹, charitable

Related formsun·char·i·ta·ble·ness, nounun·char·i·ta·bly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for uncharitable

Demurs of law process imposed checks upon the uncharitable haste of the odium theologicum.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine -- Volume 55, No. 340, February, 1844|Various
They call us uncharitable, and harsh, and censorious, if we doubt anybody's goodness of heart.
Practical Religion|John Charles Ryle
I forgive your highness's uncharitable apostrophe; I know my duty, and am the minister of a mightier Prince than Manfred.
Thackerayana|William Makepeace Thackeray
But that was years ago; and I have never since permitted so uncharitable a reflection to insinuate itself into my mind.
Redburn. His First Voyage|Herman Melville

I hope it's not uncharitable to remember that last Christmas Eve she drank eleven cups of tea, and grumbled all the time.
Our Mutual Friend|Charles Dickens

British Dictionary definitions for uncharitable

uncharitable

/ (ʌnˈtʃærɪtəbəl) /

adjective

(of a person, remark, etc) unkind or lacking in generosityan uncharitable criticism

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uncharitable

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uncharitable

adjective