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unkind

[ uhn-kahynd ]

/ ʌnˈkaɪnd /

adjective, un·kind·er, un·kind·est.

lacking in kindness or mercy; severe.

Origin of unkind

Middle English word dating back to 1200–50; see origin at un-¹, kind¹

OTHER WORDS FROM unkind

un·kind·ness, noun

Words nearby unkind

unjustified, unkelos, unkempt, unkenned, unkennel, unkind, unkindest cut, unkindly, unknightly, unknit, unknot

Example sentences from the Web for unkinder

Roger is very unkind: but floods and falling houses are unkinder still.

The Settlers at Home |Harriet Martineau
Everything seemed different, unfriendlier, unkinder, now that he was alone and helpless.

The Burning Secret |Stefan Zweig
The hardest part of my unfortunate case is this, that the unkinder you are to me the more I love you.

Airy Fairy Lilian |Margaret Wolfe Hamilton (AKA Duchess)
The most suspicions Republican could hardly have dealt an unkinder thrust.

Stephen A. Douglas |Allen Johnson

Houses were always being taken in that paradise by wealthy persons from unkinder climates.

Christopher and Columbus |Countess Elizabeth Von Arnim

British Dictionary definitions for unkinder

unkind

/ (ʌnˈkaɪnd) /

adjective

lacking kindness; unsympathetic or cruel

archaic, or dialect

(of weather) unpleasant
(of soil) hard to cultivate

Derived forms of unkind

unkindly, adverb unkindness, noun