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Webster 1913 Edition


Unkindly

Un-kind′ly

,
Adj.
1.
Not kindly; unkind; ungracious.
2.
Unnatural; contrary to nature.
[Obs.]
Unkindly crime.”
Spenser.
3.
Unfavorable; annoying; malignant.
Milton.

Webster 1828 Edition


Unkindly

UNKINDLY

, a.
1.
Unnatural; contrary to nature; as an unkindly crime.
2.
Unfavorably; malignant; as an unkindly fog.

UNKINDLY

, adv.
1.
Without kindness; without affection; as, to treat one unkindly.
2.
In a manner contrary to nature; unnaturally.
All works of nature, abortive, monstrous, or unkindly mix'd.

Definition 2024


unkindly

unkindly

English

Adverb

unkindly (comparative more unkindly, superlative most unkindly)

  1. In an unkind manner.

Antonyms