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Unkindly

Un-kīnd'ly, a.

adjective

a. 1. Not kind; unkind.

  1. Unnatural; contrary to nature. “Unkindly crime.” Dryden.
  2. Unfavorable; malignant; as, an unkindly fog.

Un-kind'ly, adv.

adverb

Sense 1. In an unkindly manner; without affection; cruelly; as, to treat one unkindly.

Sense 2. In a manner contrary to nature; unnaturally.

All works of nature, Abortive, monstrous, or unkindly mixed. Milton.