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unkind

American  
[uhn-kahynd] / ʌnˈkaɪnd /

adjective

unkinder, unkindest

  1. lacking in kindness or mercy; severe.

unkind British  
/ ʌnˈkaɪnd /

adjective

  1. lacking kindness; unsympathetic or cruel

  2. archaic

    1. (of weather) unpleasant

    2. (of soil) hard to cultivate

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Other Word Forms

  • unkindly adverb
  • unkindness noun

Etymology

Origin of unkind

Middle English word dating back to 1200–50; un- 1, kind 1

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