unkind

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This was unkind, for Morison’s is a magnificent example of history as it is no longer written.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

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

A miracle that banished every unkind thought and filled her with wonder.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord