| Meaning | lacking kindness. |
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| Examples | - "a thoughtless and unkind remark"
- "the unkindest cut of all"
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| Attribute of | kindness | The quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic |
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| Narrower | cutting, edged, stinging | (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character |
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| harsh, rough | unkind or cruel or uncivil |
| hurtful | Causing hurt |
| unkindly, unsympathetic | lacking in sympathy / sympathy and kindness |
| See also | malign | Evil or harmful in nature or influence |
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| merciless, unmerciful | Having or showing no mercy |
| Opposite | kind | Having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature |
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| Spanish | cruel, despiadado |
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| Catalan | cruel, despietat |
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| Nouns | unkindness | lack of sympathy / sympathy |
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| Adverbs | unkindly | in an unkind manner or with unkindness |
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