Definition of unkind
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:not pleasing or mild :inclement
- an unkind climate
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It was unkind of you not to invite her.
How could you be so unkind?
Recent Examples of unkind from the Web
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But why was Sansa so unkind to Brienne of Tarth who steadfastly spent an entire season waiting for her in the snow watching for a candle in a window?
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But why was Sansa so unkind to Brienne of Tarth who steadfastly spent an entire season waiting for her in the snow watching for a candle in a window?
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Shkreli's poor image had already caused a stir when initial reports showed people had fairly firm, and unkind, opinions of the defendant.
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News points out, Lady Gaga fans have been particularly unkind to Sheeran on social media, after Sheeran appeared to negatively mention Gaga during a Beats Radio 1 interview with Zane Lowe earlier this year.
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My schools, in Cambridge and in Oxford, were interesting places: beautiful, old, sometimes unkind, and often eccentric.
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The Memorial has been unkind to Fowler in recent years.
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The cruel twists of fate are unkind to the misfortunate.
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BOSTON -- Unkind thoughts, expressed by spectators in a fortissimo tone to superstars, occur occasionally, even at home, particularly after poor performances.
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First Known Use of unkind
13th century
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