unkindly

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adjective

un·kind·ly ˌən-ˈkīn(d)-lē

Synonyms of unkindly next

: not kindly

unkindliness noun

unkindly

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adverb

: in an unkind manner

dwells unkindly long on his final decline—

A. H. Johnston

Example Sentences

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Adverb

So, any threats to Levesque’s new creative control would also likely be looked upon unkindly by talent. —

Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 11 Jan. 2023 Animated violence includes characters bullying and speaking unkindly to one another. —

Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022 Stern looks unkindly on buyers who covet the investment rather than the brand. —

Carol Besler, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2022 Music history tends to look unkindly on such messy, inconsistent figures, preferring those who put the brand of genius on works large and small. —

Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2022 Approval ratings might drop as more people will look unkindly at some X-Men. —

Chris Smith, BGR, 24 Aug. 2022 At the readings, held in bars, there were internecine squabbles and dramas, and some of the poets treated Wong unkindly. —

Raffi Khatchadourian, The New Yorker, 9 May 2022 Don’t waste your practice (or time, or life) on someone unkind, though — and please see how unkindly your partner treats you. —

Washington Post, 30 May 2021 The ops people get upset that the engineers are treating them unkindly and things spiral downward from there. —

Lance Eliot, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2021 See More

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