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unkindlily

unkindlily adverb: in an unkindly manner.

Adverb

unkindlily (comparative more unkindlily, superlative most unkindlily)

  1. In an unkindly manner.
    • "They are too vain and frivolous—especially the pink-and-white ones," he added, unkindlily.1915, James Branch Cabell, The Rivet in Grandfather's Neck: A Comedy of Limitations

Forms of unkindlily

comparativemore unkindlily
superlativemost unkindlily

Origin of unkindlily

From unkindly + -ly.

Questions about unkindlily

What does unkindlily mean?
Unkindlily means in an unkindly manner.
What part of speech is unkindlily?
Unkindlily is an adverb.

Words near unkindlily in the dictionary

  1. unkindest
  2. unkindhearted
  3. unkindled
  4. unkindlier
  5. unkindliest
  6. unkindlily
  7. unkindliness
  8. unkindling
  9. unkindly
  10. unkindness
  11. unkindnesses

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