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unkind

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un⋅kind

  [uhn-kahynd]
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–adjective, -er, -est.
lacking in kindness or mercy; severe.
Origin:
1200–50; ME; see un- 1 , kind 1

Related forms:
un⋅kind⋅ness, noun
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un·kind   (ŭn-kīnd')   
adj.   un·kind·er, un·kind·est

  1. Lacking kindness; inconsiderate or unsympathetic.

  2. Harsh; severe: unkind winters.

un·kind'ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

unkind 
c.1225 (implied in unkindly), "strange, foreign, unnatural," from un- (1) "not" + kind. Meaning "lacking in kindness" is recorded from 1362.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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