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ungentler

ungentler is the comparative form of ungentle.

Meaning of ungentle

Adjective

ungentle (comparative ungentler, superlative ungentlest)

  1. Showing a lack of gentleness, kindness or compassion.
    • […] Moyses lawe, thoughe it were vngentle and sharpe […] yet it punnyshed thefte by the purse, and not wyth deathe.1551, Thomas More, “(please specify the Internet Archive page)”, in Raphe Robynson [i.e., Ralph Robinson], transl., A Fruteful, and Pleasaunt Worke of the Best State of a Publyque Weale, and of the...
    Synonyms:
    cruel, harsh, rough, unkind
  2. (obsolete) Not acting according to accepted ethics or standards of behaviour.
    • [T]his vngentle prince, and forgetfull frend, puttyng in obliuion, bothe the dutie of his obeysaunce, toward his souereigne and liege lorde, and the oth and promise, that he made to kyng Henry, […] turned his backe to his frend and kynsman, and loked to the French part, whiche neuer did hym honor...a. 1548 (date written), Edward Hall, Richard Grafton, “(please specify the part of the work) King Henry VI, Year 15.”, in The Vnion of the Two Noble and Illustre Famelies of Lancastre & Yorke, […]...
    Synonyms:
    base, villainous, wicked

Questions about ungentler

What is ungentler the comparative form of?
Ungentler is the comparative form of ungentle.

Words near ungentler in the dictionary

  1. ungentlemanlikeness
  2. ungentlemanliness
  3. ungentlemanly
  4. ungentlemen
  5. ungentleness
  6. ungentler
  7. ungentlest
  8. ungentlewomanlike
  9. ungently
  10. ungentrified
  11. ungenuine

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