unkindly

ʌnˈkaɪndli

Definition

Definition of unkindly - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

behaviorin a harsh or unkind manner

She spoke unkindly, hurting his feelings deeply..

cruelly

harshly

Adjective

harsh behavior

Dated

not kind or gentle

Dated

His unkindly remarks hurt her feelings deeply..

cruel

harsh

unkind

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Expressions with unkindly

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take unkindly to

react negatively or be upset about something

She took unkindly to his criticism.

take it unkindly

feel hurt or offended by something said or done

Please don't take it unkindly if I disagree.

Origin of unkindly

English, un- (not) + kindly (kind)

Terms with unkindly included in their meaning

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badly

adv.

unkindly

in an unkind or unpleasant manner

give the gate

relationship

end a relationship suddenly and unkindly

jilt

breakup

end a romantic relationship suddenly and unkindly

Examples of unkindly in a sentence

The teacher unkindly criticized the student's work.
The teacher's unkindly tone made the student cry.
She spoke unkindly to her friend during the argument.

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French:méchamment, désobligeant, ...
German:unfreundlich, hart, ...
Italian:in modo scortese, scortesemente, ...
Spanish:cruelmente, despiadado, ...
Portuguese:de maneira rude, de forma rude, ...
Chinese:不友善地, 不友善的, ...
Japanese:冷たく, 無慈悲に, ...
Arabic:بِقَسْوَة, قاسٍ, ...
Hebrew:בְּצוּרָה לֹא נְעִימָה, קָשֶׁה, ...
Russian:жестоко, ...
Ukrainian:недоброзичливо, недоброзичливий, ...
Hindi:कठोरता से, निर्दयतापूर्वक, ...
Bengali:অমায়িকভাবে, অমায়িক, ...
Catalan:desagradablement, desagradable, ...
Czech:nelaskavě, nelaskavý, ...
Danish:ubehageligt, ubehagelig, ...
Dutch:onvriendelijk, ...
Greek:σκληρά, σκληρός, ...
Hungarian:bántóan, barátságtalan, ...
Khmer:ដោយគ្មានមេត្តា, មិនសប្បុរស, ...
Korean:불친절하게, 불친절한, ...
Persian:به طور نامهربانانه, نامهربان, ...
Polish:nieżyczliwie, nieżyczliwy, ...
Portuguese (BR):de maneira rude, de forma rude, ...
Romanian:nepoliticos, ...
Swedish:ovänligt, ovänlig, ...
Thai:อย่างไม่ใจดี, ไม่ใจดี, ...
Turkish:sertçe, kaba, ...
Vietnamese:một cách không tử tế, không tử tế, ...

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