unkind
Americanadjective
adjective
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lacking kindness; unsympathetic or cruel
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archaic
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(of weather) unpleasant
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(of soil) hard to cultivate
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Other Word Forms
- unkindly adverb
- unkindness noun
Etymology
Origin of unkind
Example Sentences
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"Pat coached, befriended and mentored countless students throughout the years and you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone anywhere who has an unkind word to say about him," his family wrote.
From BBC
The accompanying photo portraits are mostly hideous, in Ms. Wiles’s case also ill-mannered and unkind.
He also shares a desire to cultivate more patience and to become more willing to challenge unkind behavior.
From Science Daily
"He was so frightening, so angry and unkind, so hard to stand up to. I wanted to get as far away from him as possible, but what I saw was people who adored him."
From BBC
You can find cruel, judgmental and unkind people everywhere.
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