English Dictionary: unkindly | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for unkindly | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Unkindly \Un*kind"ly\, a. 1. Not kindly; unkind; ungracious. 2. Unnatural; contrary to nature. [Obs.] [bd]Unkindly crime.[b8] --Spenser. 3. Unfavorable; annoying; malignant. --Milton. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Unkind \Un*kind"\, a. 1. Not kind; contrary to nature, or the law of kind or kindred; unnatural. [Obs.] [bd]Such unkind abominations.[b8] --Chaucer. 2. Wanting in kindness, sympathy, benevolence, gratitude, or the like; cruel; harsh; unjust; ungrateful. He is unkind that recompenseth not; but he is most unkind that forgetteth. --Sir T. Elyot. -- {Un*kind"ly}, adv. -- {Un*kind"ness}, n. |