un·kind /-ˈkaɪnd/
(a.)無情的,不厚道的,不親切的
Un·kind a. Having no race or kindred; childless. [Obs. & R.]
Un·kind, a.
1. Not kind; contrary to nature, or the law of kind or kindred; unnatural. [Obs.] “Such unkind abominations.”
2. Wanting in kindness, sympathy, benevolence, gratitude, or the like; cruel; harsh; unjust; ungrateful.
He is unkind that recompenseth not; but he is most unkind that forgetteth. --Sir T. Elyot.
-- Un*kind*ly, adv. -- Un*kind*ness, n.
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unkind
adj 1: lacking kindness; "a thoughtless and unkind remark"; "the
unkindest cut of all" [ant: kind]
2: deficient in humane and kindly feelings [syn: pitiless]
3: lacking or showing kindness or compassion or mercy [syn: cruel]
4: used of circumstances (especially weather) that cause
suffering; "brutal weather"; "northern winters can be
cruel"; "a cruel world"; "a harsh climate"; "a rigorous
climate"; "unkind winters" [syn: brutal, cruel, harsh,
rigorous]