unkindly

Adj

1. Not kindly.
2. (archaic) Not kindly.
3. (obsolete) Not kindly.

Adv

1. In an unkind manner.
2. (obsolete) In an unnatural manner.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʌnˈkaɪndli/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: unkyndely

Cognate with Old English: unġecyndelīċ

Cognate with Old English: unġecyndelīċe

In summary

From Middle English unkyndely; equivalent to un- + kindly (adjective). Compare Old English unġecyndelīċ.

Synonyms

unsympathetic

unkind

cruelly

unfriendly

brutally

raw

unpleasantly

negative

disagreeably

inimical

cattish

catty

cold

🥶

curtly

despiteful

dour

evil-minded

gruff

gruffly

harsh

harshly

heartlessly

hurtful

ill-natured

inconsiderately

inhuman

inhumanely

malevolently

malign

mean

meanly

nasty

naughty

parky

roughly

rude

ruthlessly

shabby

sharply

snappily

uncharitable

uncooperative

uncordial

ungallant

unsympathetically

vicious

viciously

wicked

poikilotherm

meanspirited

Translations

duramente

insensibilmente

désagréablement

unfreundlich

unmenschlich

wechselwarm

απάνθρωπος

cruellement

inhumain

à sang froid

poïkilotherme

sans coeur

hétérotherme

insensibile

inumano