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unkind

[uhn-kahynd] / ʌnˈkaɪnd /


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The accompanying photo portraits are mostly hideous, in Ms. Wiles’s case also ill-mannered and unkind.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

He also shares a desire to cultivate more patience and to become more willing to challenge unkind behavior.

From Science Daily • Dec. 13, 2025

"He was so frightening, so angry and unkind, so hard to stand up to. I wanted to get as far away from him as possible, but what I saw was people who adored him."

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025

It was certainly true his book could be unkind and gossipy, but that was why the public, which likely had trouble sorting out the details of crystallography and hydrogen bonds, loved it.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025

“That’s unkind of you, and hurtful,” said Loki.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman