unkind

[uhn-kahynd]

adjective

unkinder, unkindest 

1. lacking in kindness or mercy; severe.

unkind

/ ʌnˈkaɪnd /

adjective

1. lacking kindness; unsympathetic or cruel

2. archaic

   1. (of weather) unpleasant

   2. (of soil) hard to cultivate

Other Word Forms

• unkindly adverb
• unkindness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of unkind¹

Middle English word dating back to 1200–50; un- ¹, kind ¹

Example Sentences

Ray, who is joining the Marines to make his disciplinarian but not unkind father proud, convinces Cam to join alongside him.

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"The media was very unkind to the aircraft," said one.

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He also struggled in The Hundred, where it was evident he was getting big send-offs from the opposition and receiving banter about being England's 'Golden Boy', which was unkind.

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To say that today’s politics is Orwellian is being unkind to Orwell.

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For prosecutors who had tried to scuttle a winnable case against a serial killer, the notoriety was unkind.

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Related Words

• cruel 
• harsh 
• hateful 
• insensitive 
• malicious 
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• spiteful 
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• unfriendly