uncharitable

[ uhn-char-i-tuh-buhl ]

adjective

1. deficient in charity; unkind; harsh; unforgiving; censorious; merciless:

   an uncharitable attitude; an uncharitable neighbor.

uncharitable

/ ʌnˈtʃærɪtəbəl /

adjective

1. (of a person, remark, etc) unkind or lacking in generosity

   an uncharitable criticism

Other Words From

• un·chari·ta·ble·ness noun
• un·chari·ta·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of uncharitable¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; un- ¹, charitable

Example Sentences

Their fellow citizens, for having such uncharitable thoughts?

From Slate

Mathisen asked Engelbert: “How do you try and stay ahead of that, try and tamp it down or act as a league when two of your most visible players are involved — not personally, it would seem, but their fan bases are involved — in saying some very uncharitable things about the other?”

From Los Angeles Times

When the film premiered last month at the Cannes film festival, The Times’ Joshua Rothkopf wrote that if “Megalopolis” becomes the last effort from the 85-year-old “Godfather” filmmaker, then “he’s going out not with something tame and manicured but with an overstuffed, vigorous, seething story about the roots of fascism that only an uncharitable viewer would call a catastrophe.”

From Los Angeles Times

He’s going out not with something tame and manicured but with an overstuffed, vigorous, seething story about the roots of fascism that only an uncharitable viewer would call a catastrophe.

From Los Angeles Times

The uncharitable characterizations may help Trump’s team in its efforts to undermine Cohen’s credibility.

From Seattle Times