unkindly

About 0.27 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Not kindly. Not kind, lacking in friendliness, warm-heartedness or sympathy. Rough, unfavourable, bad. Unnatural, contrary to the natural or proper order of things.
2. adjective Not kind, lacking in friendliness, warm-heartedness or sympathy.
3. adjective Rough, unfavourable, bad.
4. adjective Unnatural, contrary to the natural or proper order of things.
5. adverb In an unkind manner.
6. adverb In an unnatural manner.

Similar words

unkind unsympathetic noncordial uncomradely ungracious uncordial unkindled nonpolite unkingly uncourteous

Often followed by

of to and treated that with or in by

Word family

unkindliness unkindlinesses