unkindly

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective lacking in sympathy and kindness
  2. adverb in an unkind manner or with unkindness

Etymology

From Middle English unkyndely, from Old English unġecyndelīċ; equivalent to un- + kindly (adjective).

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Synonyms

unsympathetic

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