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 Middle English; see un-1, charitable

un·char·i·ta·ble·ness, noun
un·char·i·ta·bly, adverb
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uncharitable (ʌnˈtʃærɪtəbəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
(of a person, remark, etc) unkind or lacking in generosity: an uncharitable criticism

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Uncharitable is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
Example sentences
It seems or derogatory and uncharitable insinuations that he has felt himself strong enough to make and imputations.
It's socially un-useful, in making people grasping and uncharitable.
He was never uncharitable toward simple people, he was often too impatient with famous people.
That's an uncharitable and probably imprecise way to put it, but it gets the idea across.
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