Added 9 October 2026
unkindly
/ʌnˈkaɪndli/ adjective
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- Not kindly. Not kind, lacking in friendliness, warm-heartedness or sympathy. Rough, unfavourable, bad. Unnatural, contrary to the natural or proper order of things.
- Not kind, lacking in friendliness, warm-heartedness or sympathy.
- Rough, unfavourable, bad.
adverb
Origin
From Middle English unkyndely, from Old English unġecyndelīċ; equivalent to un- + kindly (adjective).
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