unkindly
adj/ʌnˈkaɪndli/
Etymology
From Middle English unkyndely, from Old English unġecyndelīċe; equivalent to un- + kindly (adverb) or unkind + -ly.
- inherited from unkyndely
Definitions
Not kindly.
- Preceded by the beadle, and attended by an irregular procession of stern-browed men and unkindly visaged women, Hester Prynne set forth towards the place appointed for her punishment.
- […] she had seen a not unkindly wink pass between the two.
In an unkind manner.
- Good master, take it not unkindly, pray, / That I have been thus pleasant [i.e. joking] with you both.
- […] I had over-heard them ſeveral times talking very Unkindly about me; […]
- If she and John love one another, they can wait, and test the love by doing so. She is conscientious, and I have no fear of her treating him unkindly.
In an unnatural manner.
- All th’ unaccomplisht works of Natures hand, / Abortive, monstrous, or unkindly mixt, / Dissolvd on earth, fleet hither, and in vain, / Till final dissolution, wander here,
The neighborhood
- antonymkindly
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for unkindly. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA