ungentle

American  

[uhn-jen-tuhl] / ʌnˈdʒɛn təl /

adjective

1. lacking gentleness, softness, or delicacy.

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Other Word Forms

• ungentleness noun
• ungently adverb

Example Sentences

Shakespeare was “ungentle,” as in boorish, but also not of the gentlemanly class, despite his eagerness to rise in Elizabethan society.

From New York Times

To understand that difference, rent Eliza Hittman's ungentle and gray indie drama "Never Rarely Sometimes Always," which depicts how much more grueling a much-shorter interstate journey can be for women of very little means.

From Salon

Many Republicans seem to have caught the vapors at being subjected to such an ungentle expression.

From Seattle Times

This kind of acceleration actually hurts, the sort of ungentle transition from still to moving that draws a flag in the NFL.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The world can be a nasty place,” she declares in “Kill Em with Kindness,” inspired by the ungentle tabloid chatter regarding her health and her relationship with Justin Bieber.

From Los Angeles Times