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Unkindly

[uhn-kahynd-lee]

not kindly; unkind; ill-natured.

inclement or bleak, as weather or climate.

unfavorable for crops: unkindly soil.

adverb

in an unkind manner.

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Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English; see un-¹, kindly

Related forms

un·kind·li·ness, noun

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unkind (ʌnˈkaɪnd)

—*adj*
1.	lacking kindness; unsympathetic or cruel
2.	archaic, dialect or
	a. (of weather) unpleasant
	b. (of soil) hard to cultivate

un'kindly

—*adv*

un'kindness

—n

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