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unkindliness

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un⋅kind⋅ly

  [uhn-kahynd-lee] adjective, -li⋅er, -li⋅est.
Use unkindliness in a Sentence
1. not kindly; unkind; ill-natured.
2. inclement or bleak, as weather or climate.
3. unfavorable for crops: unkindly soil.
–adverb
4. in an unkind manner.
Origin:
1175–1225; ME; see un- 1 , kindly

Related forms:
un⋅kind⋅li⋅ness, noun
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un·kind·ly   (ŭn-kīnd'lē)   
adj.   un·kind·li·er, un·kind·li·est
Not kindly; unkind.
adv.  In an unkind manner.
un·kind'li·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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