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uncharitable

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un⋅char⋅i⋅ta⋅ble

[uhn-char-i-tuh-buhl]
–adjective
deficient in charity; unkind; harsh; unforgiving; censorious; merciless: an uncharitable attitude; an uncharitable neighbor.

Origin:
1425–75; late ME; see un- 1 , charitable


un⋅char⋅i⋅ta⋅ble⋅ness, noun
un⋅char⋅i⋅ta⋅bly, adverb
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un·char·i·ta·ble   (ŭn-chār'ĭ-tə-bəl)   
adj.  
  1. Exhibiting no charity or generosity.

  2. Unfair or unkind: uncharitable remarks.

un·char'i·ta·ble·ness n., un·char'i·ta·bly adv.
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