unkindly Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite lacking in sympathy and kindness
    unsympathetic.
    • unkindly ancts
  2. adverb in an unkind manner or with unkindness
    • The teacher treats the children unkindly

WordNet


Un*kind"ly adjective
Definitions
  1. Not kindly; unkind; ungracious.
  2. Unnatural; contrary to nature. Obs. "Unkindly crime." Spenser.
  3. Unfavorable; annoying; malignant. Milton.

Webster 1913